Comments now available on pharmacy shooting story
Our policy on comments on our articles is very clear.
It is not our intent to offer comments on crime or fatality stories.
It’s so clear that our users who regularly comment remind us of the policy if an article slips through the cracks. They know the policy as well as we do.
But sometimes, stories become bigger than a policy. Sometimes, the need to have a conversation exceeds the well-intentioned rule.
The Pharmacy Shooting story is the perfect example.
We were discussing the option of opening up the comments on this story yesterday. In the end, we launched a poll to allow users to weigh in on the subject.
Today, after seeing the interest continue to grow and the debate turning into a discussion about issues deeper than this one case, we knew we had to open a forum to let the voices of our audience be heard on this issue.
So we opened comments on this story on a separate page and embedded those comments on our ongoing coverage page of the story.
We want you to share your thoughts on this story. We know you have an opinion. It’s impossible not to have a unique viewpoint on this story.
But keep in mind the words of our Digital News Editor, Robb Hibbard, who wrote the intro to our commenting page for the pharmacy shooting:
Please note that commenters are expected to stay on topic and forward the conversation.
Simply put, we want this to be a place of intelligent discussion – not a place of threats and name-calling.
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Comments
We have indeed covered this story from many different angles. It would be irresponsible of us not to share the story of a grieving mother and family. The reporters covering this story have been remarkably diligent and fair in covering all aspects of this shooting. I do understand, however, that this issue elicits passionate feelings, so I am not surprised by the thousands of comments we have received on our ongoing coverage page: http://newsok.com/pharmacyshootings
I was shocked that your paper ran “A son remembered” What a crock. First of all the kid got what he deserved, and ,his mother his also to blame. why can’t you report this story on facts and not crap. Its no wonder your paper is losing subscriptions. The truth is that he went into the store with the other thug knowing what he was doing was wrong. What he did’nt bargain for is that a scared white man also crippled was going to be the last thing he saw. I hope that a fair minded jury will see this on the facts and acquit.
Deeray Garcia