The Waikato Slimes has an article in which famous sports people - Colin meads and Co are calling for the name suppression to be lifted as the speculation is causing damage to innocent people in thier community.
A sure sign that the journos who were so quick to hint at the identities should be taken into a back alley and kicked in the privates. No, I retract that - they should be kicked in the privates, publicly.
If a person gets name suppression, the journos should not be able to release any details at all that are likely to cause speculation and call discredit upon innocent people. By saying "2 sports stars and a female tv celebrity", they have opened up all sports stars and all female tv presenters to a lot of FLAK and speculation.
Dead wrong. Name suppression is supposed to protect innocent people, not make them the subject of speculation. Suppression should cover jobs as well.
Journos are so bloody hungry for sensationalism and "you heard it here first" they often fail to stop and think about what damage partial information and speculation can do.
I think full written and published apologies to all innocent celebrities who have been speculated against should be made by the various journos and their agencies - after the name suppression has been lifted on those found guilty.
If I were a sports star drawing shit and speculation such as this, I'd want the pricks responsible for rarking up the public to apologise.
I hope they find all the parties guilty in this - imagine the mess if one was acquitted. They'd still be allowed name suppression and there would still be people running around speculating about who they were and suspecting they "were lucky to get off". Innocent people would still be suspected. Only the conviction of all parties and the release of their names can clear the innocent targets of speculation of "guilt" in the public's collective eye.
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