On 2/22/06, Keith Old <keithold(a)gmail.com> wrote:
The question is do we have articles on every person
convicted of such an
offence in Ohio or elsewhere. The answer is we don't nor do we have articles
on the vast majority of them. The reason that we have an article on Peppers
is that he is disabled and that some people have decided to single him out
on a couple of websites. That doesn't excuse his behaviour but it doesn't
justify an article.
The fact that we're even having this discussion should point out that
Peppers is "not just another disabled groper". He's not notable
because he's disabled, and he's not notable because of this offence.
He's notable (to whatever extent) because people circulate his photo
around and talk about him. In much the same way as that baseballer who
lost the world series by letting a ball go through his legs is notable
- not as a great baseballer, but because of the enormous publicity
surrounding that event.
Of course, if people really don't talk about Peppers that much, then
there's no reason to create an article here just to titillate a few
teenagers.
Steve