l'arbitrageur wrote:
Agreed - I would also say that we might need some clarification from Dan at what point things move from speculation to reporting facts, and if that is allowed. The legal docs are out there, and many news sources have named names at this point. I suspect we will have significant interest in this thread, so a refresh on what/when certain things are allowed would potentially be a good idea. Obviously, no one wants to disrespect the rules, but I am not sure we have had a situation like this before to know where the line is. Regardless, this is a horrible story, and maybe even more horrible from the narrative that is being drawn.
you can include identifications here if they have been already reported in a mainstream or reputable news organization, as long as what you say here is that the austin statesman or velo news reported that [fill in the blank], and you can name here those who law enforcement has named. and that has apparently happened. what we don't want to do here is speculate if that speculation includes the identification of a particular person. we ought also to remember that a person is not guilty until he or she has either confessed his or her guilt, or been found guilty through a legal process.
Dan Empfield
aka Slowman