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MineralMan

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1. In many cases, their names are not yet known.

Reply to lostnfound (Original post)

Sun Aug 13, 2017, 11:02 AM

Aug 2017

People who are injured and taken to the hospital have privacy rights. The media cannot insist on knowing their names.

As those names are revealed by the injured people, themselves, we will learn more.

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NINETEEN injured, FIVE CRITICAL. Media: Why aren't you profiling them?? [View all] lostnfound Aug 2017 OP

In many cases, their names are not yet known. MineralMan Aug 2017 #1

True but the media can ask the witnesses or solicit stories. They do after other terrorist events. lostnfound Aug 2017 #4

Excellent post malaise Aug 2017 #2

Thanks. lostnfound Aug 2017 #13

I don't want them to be profiled, and neither do some of their families obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #3

That in itself is telling. And a profile doesn't have to even give their name or enough to identif. lostnfound Aug 2017 #5

+1000 moriah Aug 2017 #10

+1 dalton99a Aug 2017 #6

What she means is, it'd be nice, IF... moriah Aug 2017 #9

I misunderstood a bit, mea culpa -- am raw from this obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #14

So vile facist can attack them and thier family? These are sick violent people lunasun Aug 2017 #7

The fact that such fear exists is both understandable and telling. lostnfound Aug 2017 #11

Much more important to hear McMaster's repetitive non-responsive yakking . . . hatrack Aug 2017 #8

The injured need to be honored this week by all media, all day, everyday Bladewire Aug 2017 #12

I was thinking the same thing! Duppers Aug 2017 #15

Thank you, Laurence O'Donnell. Nice job. Nt lostnfound Aug 2017 #16