Today's issue shows what the Times has come to mean for me. When I hear a rumor, see something going on, or hear the latest buzz at an evening gathering, I know what I need to do. I need to wake up the next morning and read the Sebastopol Times. Invariably, there will be an article filling in some blanks, making sense of the debate, and outlining what is really happening. It's happened so often that I kind of take it for granted -- the Times is going to tell me what I need to know to be an informed member of the greater Sebastopol community. And, if I haven't read it there first, I know to approach any conversation with caution. I'll keep my filters up for perennial arguments and unsubstantiated gossip. I'm sick of being inundated with "breaking news" from so many sensationalizing media outlets. I'm grateful for the calm delivery of the things I need to know to be a better neighbor and friend.
If there are grounds for an accusation it needs to go to the police. Accusing on social media or through a newspaper is more like libel. This is the 2nd time a prominent story like this has circulated in Sebastopol. It strikes me as "wrong"
I wholeheartedly disagree. Our entire society has been run by rapists and pedophiles, under our noses daily, and this is the BEST time and the only way to make it stop. Bravo to the brave women who are stepping out and sharing their stories. It is dangerous to do so, yer time and again we see the courage of women and men of sexual abuse, do the hardest thing and come forward to speak truth to power, and to protect others from further harm. Any of us who have been affected by SA, know exact how impactful this moment in time is, and we are no longer going to be silent!
Also, if you have read the PD article, at the very least, you know that the police had been informed and this person has a laundry list of offenses. And the social media post addresses having already gone to police and police. There are many details we are all not privy to. Blaming assault victims for allegedly not coming forward to police (when some already have filed suits for various reasons, per PD article) is missing the entire point.
Today's issue shows what the Times has come to mean for me. When I hear a rumor, see something going on, or hear the latest buzz at an evening gathering, I know what I need to do. I need to wake up the next morning and read the Sebastopol Times. Invariably, there will be an article filling in some blanks, making sense of the debate, and outlining what is really happening. It's happened so often that I kind of take it for granted -- the Times is going to tell me what I need to know to be an informed member of the greater Sebastopol community. And, if I haven't read it there first, I know to approach any conversation with caution. I'll keep my filters up for perennial arguments and unsubstantiated gossip. I'm sick of being inundated with "breaking news" from so many sensationalizing media outlets. I'm grateful for the calm delivery of the things I need to know to be a better neighbor and friend.
Thanks to the excellent Sebastopol Times for covering this an all the other issues in our town.
If there are grounds for an accusation it needs to go to the police. Accusing on social media or through a newspaper is more like libel. This is the 2nd time a prominent story like this has circulated in Sebastopol. It strikes me as "wrong"
I wholeheartedly disagree. Our entire society has been run by rapists and pedophiles, under our noses daily, and this is the BEST time and the only way to make it stop. Bravo to the brave women who are stepping out and sharing their stories. It is dangerous to do so, yer time and again we see the courage of women and men of sexual abuse, do the hardest thing and come forward to speak truth to power, and to protect others from further harm. Any of us who have been affected by SA, know exact how impactful this moment in time is, and we are no longer going to be silent!
Also, if you have read the PD article, at the very least, you know that the police had been informed and this person has a laundry list of offenses. And the social media post addresses having already gone to police and police. There are many details we are all not privy to. Blaming assault victims for allegedly not coming forward to police (when some already have filed suits for various reasons, per PD article) is missing the entire point.
Please post on your Facebook page so it can be publicly shared. Thank you!