[DeltAlum]

Ya know Max,

My style is not argumentative like yours, but...

In these cases, you would be wrong. Read the entire thread carefully.

1) Troy Graves first several rapes were in Philadelphia. He was not identified until after the first several rapes in Ft. Collins -- but the story was covered as a series of rapes near campus anyway. You can't identify a suspect until you have one. In addition, coverage depends on locality as much as anything. A murder, for instance, is much more likely to make the paper in Ft. Collins than in Detroit -- or even Denver. It would be more likely to be covered in some smaller town than Ft. Collins.

2) The CU comments were about news coverage -- the story was covered and the athletic department, football team and the university took their lumps -- even though they handled the situation fairly forthrightly. It makes absolutely no difference whether the DA decides to prosecute or not. That's a different story and not what the comments were about. When the media decided to cover the story of the RAPES -- the DA hadn't made any decision AT ALL. Two entirely separage issues. BOTH were covered. Also mentioned by name yesterday was one of the recruits allegedly at the party AND the name of the high school he attends. It happens to be the same school my son attends. What does that have to do with the story?

3) Damn right I believe it. If an incident happens on property owned by or on the way to or from ANY organization (even the grocery store), that organization will often be named. For instance, "The woman was on her way home from buying a Pepsi at 7-11 at the corner of 17th and North Street when she was accousted by Joe Blow, age 22, a local iron worker." Tell me you haven't read comments like that. Where are the Greek letters there? And the alleged assailant wasn't even a 7-11 employee.

Max, sometimes I think you're a little selective in your reading and comprehension. I don't mind you disagreeing with me, as long as you don't argue half the point. Or the wrong point.

Anyway, as I tried to say before, this thread isn't about rape, or media coverage, or alcohol or anything else. It's about obeying the rules and taking responsibility for your chapter's action.

If it weren't for the personalized "attack" style of your response, I wouldn't have replied at all.