[IMC-Editorial] Copping out of cop murder coverage

[Just Curious]

Yesterday, Andrew McCrae was arrested for the murder of a Red Bluff, CA (Sacramento area) police officer after the FBI was tipped to a couple of his posts that appeared on this site, sf.indymedia.org. 

I questioned why the SF-IMC staff did not promote this story with obvious local connections to a front-page feautre. The rude replies I recieved were genuinely obstinate and unhelpful. 

See my questions and nessie's callous replies on this thread: http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2002/11/1543744_comment.php#1546069 

Now the story about how "some guy got shot. That's not news" doesn't appear anywhere on the front page--not even the far-right side column. Does this seem strange to you? 

Then consider that the Portland IMC and IMC global sites are prominently featuring this story prominently in center column on their respective home pages. (Portland actually has two, count-em two, center column features regarding the story.) 

For SF-IMC to pretend this story isn't important and doesn't have an obvious local connection just makes this site look like they have something to hide. SF-IMC should do the right thing and feature this important local story the same way Portland IMC and IMC global has.



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