How come whenever a story runs on the CBC that has any MEAT to it, that might solicit a barrage of comments from an involved community, this story is closed to commenting?
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/03/04/ns-incest-charge-stayed.htm
I’m absolutely blown away this story doesn’t once address the injustice the system’s misconduct has had on the VICTIMS. Yes that’s an ‘S’ at the end because her father knocked her up and the system did nothing more than ensure the man’s rights were violated ensuring his future freedom. I wanted to leave a message for the victim (and the public) that if they sued our justice system over this conduct that they’d have my support but, alas, this story is closed to commenting. —Nationally Muzzled
This article appears in Mar 4-10, 2010.
New Webeditor.
Please close this bitch to commenting.
Love
People who shouldn’t be in the Bitch Thread
heh heh…. hear that?
the incest article has MEAT.
yuck!
zZz: Terrible.
I read a response from one of the CBC “webeditor” types about the decision to close a story to commenting. From what I gather they do it for two reasons: to protect the victims & connected persons from possible hurtful comments and to protect the process of justice (i.e. to remove the possibility of possible information being posted by a commenter that may be under publication ban or whatever).
Exactly jennier! Which is more important? Protecting the victims and judicial process or allowing readers to post opinions that really are only of importance to the commentator? Sorry OP, if your priority is at the bottom of the list where it belongs, but unsolicited, comments from strangers are not necessary to the victims or the judicial mandate.
Yeah, that reason would make sense jennier.
By the way, here’s a working link:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story…
Having read the story, it totally makes sense to close it to commenting. The RCMP didn’t even name the man to protect the identity of the daughter.
What I love is how people lose their minds when they can’t express their opinion on a web forum now. Also what’s really funny is that the OP thinks that the family is going to sue the government over this.
What’s next? Going to complain you can’t sit in on a closed-door hearing?
I would think it’s more-so that the comments would get…
well like they are on here most of the time.
crude, cold, harsh…
There is no case anymore so it can’t be the second reason….
jennier is correct, its partially to stop the morons who say they know the person and release details that may identify the child. OP, How would you like everyone to know how you were conceived, especially that way?
If you want action, posting on the CBC website will do exactly NOTHING. If you dont like it, contact you local representative and complain…
There is a poster with an applicable handle for this situation… People Are Stupid…
mostly because they don’t want to hear any negative feedback from disgruntled readers or viewers. such as the smelvins stories. but in honesty, why would some people want to make a comment to anyone asking for help or whatever, then that person goes and pays no heeds to people commenting. it’s a case of double damned.
In a case like this, getting names out would be pretty bad.
On a related unrelated note, I noticed in the paper edition that they’re hiring a web editor/receptionist so we don’t officially have one yet.
i put myself up for that, hire me, i’ll let this board run fucking wild, and at half the salary of andy.
i’ll do it for free ya daft fuckers
The story about the alleged gay bashing in Cape Breton, which a Bitch was posted about a few days ago, is open to commenting so comment away!
Also, comments on CBC are “pre-moderated,” as stated:
“Comments on this story are pre-moderated. Before they appear, comments are reviewed by moderators to ensure they meet our submission guidelines.”
Therefore, if something was submitted that could be contrary to protecting the victims and judicial process, shouldn’t the CBC moderators pick this up and not post any potentially harmful posts?
Yeh… Cause they trust a moderator to handle such legal/ethical issues… You think they want to pay a lawyer to sit there with the moderator so idiots can post stupidity that won’t change anything? I doubt it…
I’m sure it’s not that hard, really! Need a lawyer, really? Any post naming names or that could potentially even slightly compromise the course of justice – don’t post it. Simple.
You’re right about the “idiots can post stupidity that won’t change anything” comment, though. A lot like here! Yes, I’m one of those idiots, and I don’t expect or intend to change anything.
Censorship Broadcasting Corporation.
Agreed, however would you trust someone you hired to be a web monitor? I know I wouldnt… One false slip and this kid will not hear the end of it for the rest of their lives. Likely some stoner reading posts all day… Just a thought. For the record, I’m in no way defending CBC, purely this situation…
oh, something tells me people already know…
it would be the kid who acts kinda like buddy from slingblade on a bender would.
I recon
“Likely some stoner reading posts all day…”
Uhh, heh, dude, pass the Doritos! I, heheh, think they, uhh, just named that kid. Y’know, heh, the, uhh, incest chick.
Posts can always be removed if need be, too. Happens here all the time after all! CBC is just covering their ass, of course, and I guess there’s nothing too wrong with that.
Harsh zZz… harsh… And no doubt it will get out there someway or another. I sure as hell know I wouldnt wanna be responsible for any harm to the child though. Thats all im saying…
and q, CBC is used to bending people over, not getting bent over itself… ALWAYS protect your ass!! And for christs sake, pass the J already man and end all this negative banter!
I just can’t fathom why it would be delayed so long…
buddy will likely get his in the end.
People don’t take to kindly to that kind of abuse…
What is the big fucking deal? So you can’t post a comment. Cry silently, no one else gives a shit.
maybe he can join q in his mom’s basement, weeping and self actualizing
It’s a by-product of reality TV, people want to get all the juicies, like the whole world is their fucking television…worse, their telephone, so they can shoot their mouth off about whatever they want. News flash–yer two cents ain’t even worth that.
I’m pretty sure the whole point of the blog is to give Canadians a voice as is the CBC itself. I don’t agree with censorship designed to silence the public but I also understand the need for a publication ban on details of this case. They have a moderator, they should let them do their job.
Since the gist of the article is less about the perpetrator/victim and more about the fact that the justice system failed to serve due process and convict it’s interesting the blog is closed to commenting. I can imagine most comments would be slashing our system to bits over this failure to arrive at justice but we’ll never know what the average Canadian thinks of that side of the story…. only what the bitches might think and I, for one, am very disappointed the victims are failed by a system of “expedient due process” designed not to fail Canadians.
If this guy was an axe murderer and his crime making him an outright danger to the general public I’m sure we’d see this board a little more… uppity.
The Horrid does the same thing.
The travesty here is how the victim was failed, not the commenters. It is ALL about the victim and nothing to do with the comments made by people who have nothing to do with the story. The public should be outraged that this victim was failed by the system but to be upset over an internationally practiced online media protocol specific to reporting crimes where the victim’s interests need to be protected is laughable.