Monday, June 9, 2008

The Journal-World's Lack of Tact

So I open my paper this morning and behold, on the first page two headlines slap me across the face:

Teen, 16, arrested in double homicide.
Packing heat in Lawrence.

The picture? A .22 caliber pistol. No, the picture didn't go with the double homicide article. "Packing heat in Lawrence" is the final installment of a series in which a local reporter went through the red tape to carry a concealed weapon, basically blogging about it the whole way.

Whoa...again:

Teen, 16, arrested in double homicide.
Packing heat in Lawrence.


Where's the editor at a time like this? Lawrence is a realtively peaceful place, and a double homicide is front page news in our local paper. Could somebody have exercised a little discretion and delayed the conceal-carry article?

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