Strangely, when I googled to find an image of Ben David with Ralph Evangelous none came up -- BUT THIS DID!!!
>>> FROM: http://crime.blogs.com/tre/internet_crime/ .
April 17, 2008
September 27, 2007
FEVER PITCHED
Blogsites in Wilmington are going mad over the recent death of ECU student Sam Flinn who was punched and killed by a UNCW senior when Flinn's friend Doug Reece shouted an insult towards 3 young African Americans who were outside a neighbor's townhouse at 5006 Carleton Place. (see bluelineradio.com for the who's who of landlords)
Almost immediately controversial postings went up on the local internet blogsites.
The Star News was hit with a post reporting the owner of the townhome located at the address listed in reports as to the location of the fight. In an email from the Star News poster, Preacherman, to the Blue Line Radio, the Preacherman said he had posted what he did because the subject of the post lived at the address and that the occupant, Lenwood "Bo" Dean not only works for UNCW but also hold two positions with the City of Wilmington, Parks & Recreation and the Wilmington Housing Authority. (Preacherman makes a good point in his email regarding the lack of oversight of the rampant crime facing some of our public housing developments and local upscale developments such as Carleton Place which Mr. Dean sits on the board of both places) It was immediately after the post was uploaded onto the Star News site, that the newspaper received a threat from Mr. Dean and the post was removed. Several of those following this particular blog have been in constant argument since regarding the validity of a poster's right to post anything they want as long as it has merit. But does it have merit?
>>> CLICK THIS IMAGE AND THE ONE BELOW TO SEE IN ENTIRETY:
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As the Star News has their blogsite so does WWAY-TV. WWAY's site is different in many ways. More out of control, personal attacks, profanity and racism.
One post regarding this death was posted by someone purporting to be an Aryan Nationalist, whatever that is. Threats of revenge against a black killing a white and chastising "self-loating whites", calling Wilmington an "anti-White City."
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Mostly there have been rumors and misinformation regarding this death. The District Attorney Ben David and Chief of Police Ralph Evangelous both hoped the rumors would quiet down now that the situation was explained to the media. (My emphesis)
The biggest misinformation did not come from a blogsite but from the UNCW mass email machine informing students, faculty and anyone else that would listen that this was simply an "altercation" between students.
The next biggest misinformation came from the Medical Examiner's Office, when he said the death was caused by a common phenomenon. Apparently when a drunk gets hit in the jaw he dies ... if Mike Tyson hits him.
Sometimes you can't rely on instant media for news. Blogs are great to ramble on and inflame a fire but nothing beats a good gathering at the fence with your neighbor to learn the "facts"... wait that's exactly like a blogsite. Gossip. Innuendoes, half truths and detractors. But sometimes a lot of genius comes from bloggers.
And look who's talking now, me, blogging to you.
Take two grains of salt and email me in the morning.
Almost immediately controversial postings went up on the local internet blogsites.
The Star News was hit with a post reporting the owner of the townhome located at the address listed in reports as to the location of the fight. In an email from the Star News poster, Preacherman, to the Blue Line Radio, the Preacherman said he had posted what he did because the subject of the post lived at the address and that the occupant, Lenwood "Bo" Dean not only works for UNCW but also hold two positions with the City of Wilmington, Parks & Recreation and the Wilmington Housing Authority. (Preacherman makes a good point in his email regarding the lack of oversight of the rampant crime facing some of our public housing developments and local upscale developments such as Carleton Place which Mr. Dean sits on the board of both places) It was immediately after the post was uploaded onto the Star News site, that the newspaper received a threat from Mr. Dean and the post was removed. Several of those following this particular blog have been in constant argument since regarding the validity of a poster's right to post anything they want as long as it has merit. But does it have merit?
>>> CLICK THIS IMAGE AND THE ONE BELOW TO SEE IN ENTIRETY:
A
As the Star News has their blogsite so does WWAY-TV. WWAY's site is different in many ways. More out of control, personal attacks, profanity and racism.
One post regarding this death was posted by someone purporting to be an Aryan Nationalist, whatever that is. Threats of revenge against a black killing a white and chastising "self-loating whites", calling Wilmington an "anti-White City."
M
Mostly there have been rumors and misinformation regarding this death. The District Attorney Ben David and Chief of Police Ralph Evangelous both hoped the rumors would quiet down now that the situation was explained to the media. (My emphesis)
The biggest misinformation did not come from a blogsite but from the UNCW mass email machine informing students, faculty and anyone else that would listen that this was simply an "altercation" between students.
The next biggest misinformation came from the Medical Examiner's Office, when he said the death was caused by a common phenomenon. Apparently when a drunk gets hit in the jaw he dies ... if Mike Tyson hits him.
Sometimes you can't rely on instant media for news. Blogs are great to ramble on and inflame a fire but nothing beats a good gathering at the fence with your neighbor to learn the "facts"... wait that's exactly like a blogsite. Gossip. Innuendoes, half truths and detractors. But sometimes a lot of genius comes from bloggers.
And look who's talking now, me, blogging to you.
Take two grains of salt and email me in the morning.
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