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Ok, not sure who to address
this to or not, however, I do follow my hometown
news via the
www.newsbf.com website. I find most stories
of reasonable taste and of current events. This
time however, I have decided it is time to say
something otherwise.
Most recently, regarding
the
Mark Taft story.
I do not feel the content
of this story was proper for publishing.
If it were me or my family, I would not
want the dirt of my background (drugs/etc.)
re-surfaced … that was the past and nobody needs
reminded. I further did not find it tactful to
disclose the families living arrangements or
concerns, leaving their homes wide open and
vulnerable.
Further, a simply stated
story of his condition was more than enough.
We do not need to know that the shock
left thru his hands; that is common knowledge.
And if one reads the story
a bit closer, it reads like a poorly written
obituary … how disturbing.
After all he is alive and
so is his family. Sure it could turn for the
worse and the worse may be yet to come, but
someone needs to re-read before publishing and
question themself about what is being reported.
Surely an apology to the community and
family would be fair.
Sincerely,
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