There have been quite a few occasions when I have read through the “Bits & Pieces” articles and when finished, feeling somewhat irritated. I enjoy reading about the old stories of crime and not-so-appropriate behavior, but, I do NOT understand why the names are withheld? I am sure that when the crime was committed, or the person was in court, the names would have been ALL over the newspaper and media, possibly even front page. So, why are they being withheld now? It just doesn’t make any sense at all?
I recall a 17-year-old boy who was convicted of murder in Langlade County, and he was on the front page of the newspaper often and also on the local news. I haven’t heard anything about him in years, but, just the idea that no one seemed to have a problem printing his name when the crime occurred, and my guess would be that his name would be concealed if something was in the “Bits & Pieces” section about him now.
I thought maybe it was some kind of privacy issue, but, I don’t know how that would work since everything would have been revealed years earlier. If someone can shed some light on this, please do! Thank You.
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Freddy is probably too drunk to recall the names as he writes the column. I recall his inquest into orign of fuit flies as evidnece. I am sure that its a matter of memory or lack there of behind it.
I’m just guessing, but I think it’s a personal choice to leave out the names. For instance: a crime was committed and someone went to jail; certainly embarrassing and hurtful for the family. So even though the crime is news again, there is just no intent to further humiliate the family involved.
Besides the Bits, names have also been left out in other places in the Daily Urinal. For instance, a few weeks ago Up North Lifters moved a house to Elcho. No mention of the owner, Wiley Crandall. My parents are friends with him, and apparently he gave Freddie a piece of his mind, and sure enough a few days later a picture of the hosue in Elcho with a caption including his name was on the 2nd or 3rd page.
I know it’s a small town paper, but besides the countless typos, I’ve seen plenty of times where they have the wrong caption under a picture. Also a few days ago they had an article about a youth wrestler that won at state, and in the middle of the article it went to an article that was supposed to be somewhere else. A little editing goes a long way!
What about last week’s April 10 issue of the Daily Urinal? It read on the front page, Thursday, April 11. You’d better go easier on the booze, Freddie!
Oh, my mistake…Thursday’s edition read “Friday, April 11.”