On 7/18/06, Anthony <wikilegal(a)inbox.org> wrote:
So why don't we delete [[John Couey]] and all the
others in
[[Category:Convicted child sex offenders]]? Are we punishing them?
Presumably John Couey is a *notable* sex offender, although the
article utterly fails to establish his notability.
Articles on notable sex offenders is totally within our mission.
In fact, who *can* we have an article about? Only
people who give us
permission? Or are there some people we're allowed to punish?
Those weren't serious questions were they? Punishment is *not* our
goal. Writing the encyclopaedia is. Keep that in mind, and your way
will become clearer.
As for providing details on the offence he committed,
I most certainly
don't think that's a violation of his privacy.
Depending on the exact case, I think it could be. Can you imagine
having a whole paragraph to the article on a Nobel-prize winning
physicist like "when Smith was 21, he was arrested for fondling the
breasts of a 17-year old neighbour. According to the police report
<500 word description of the entire saga>..."?
Steve