MEDIA, 17-year old girl called a "Ho" in the media [B, H]
Daily Herald:
Don't the media and police departments usually protect the identity of perpetrators under 18 years old?
This girl has not only her name all over the Internet, but her picture is on at least one Chicago media outlet website.
Seriously, why did the police release her name? And why did the media outlets run with it?
[UPDATE: The young woman was charged as an adult, so Illinois law provides for releasing her name. Brian Montopoli of CBS shared my skepticism that it was a good idea.]
Berkeley--A 17-year-old girl has been charged with running a prostitution service out of her suburban Chicago home using the popular Web site Craigslist.
[Redacted] arrest followed a routine search of the site's classified message boards, said Hillside Police Detective Carlo Viscioni.
Don't the media and police departments usually protect the identity of perpetrators under 18 years old?
This girl has not only her name all over the Internet, but her picture is on at least one Chicago media outlet website.
Seriously, why did the police release her name? And why did the media outlets run with it?
[UPDATE: The young woman was charged as an adult, so Illinois law provides for releasing her name. Brian Montopoli of CBS shared my skepticism that it was a good idea.]
Labels: Berkeley, Brian Montopoli, CBS2, Hillside, media, minors
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