Seattlest: What's Known and What Isn't

Sven

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 09:00:56 -0800

There's a nice counter to the "blame the rave/drugs" theme in an article by Dorothy Parvaz in the PI: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/poppingoff/264403_popping27ww.html

Sven

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 09:00:27 -0800

There's a nice counter to the "blame the rave/drugs" theme in an article by Dorothy Parvaz in the PI: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/poppingoff/264403_popping27ww.html

James

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:58:08 -0800

I've avoided reading that stupid editorial all day. I'm convinced they just ran a few key words through the Wake-Of-Tragedy-Bot 3000 to come up with the thing -- it's too random to have been created by human brains. "Things like this don't happen in Seattle"? What? This town's clinging to perpetual innocence never fails to surprise me. "Rethink late-night activities" because of something that happened at 7 a.m.? And the only law that could've helped poor Suzanne Thorne is one that required her to be leashed to her mother until she turned 18. Sometimes fucked-up shit happens because there are some fucked-up shitheads in the world. You can't legislate "be cautious with strangers," even if it's a great idea.

Dan

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:21:16 -0800

I know, sigh, we could have written the times' editorial for them by approaching the events from the dumbest possible angle. "Do you know where your kids are?" - that's their takeaway? "Parentals of Seattle, your children may be participating in a scene... call our hotline." You expect that shit from TV

COMTE

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 12:51:57 -0800

*Sigh!* Am I the only one who remembers a decade or so ago when "The Seattle Times" was considered the "liberal" daily paper... Next up: a hard-hitting investigatory article on "what happens to lost socks" Followed by a stinging expose: "Dog owners who don't pick up their pet's poo" And that sure-to-win-a-Pullitzer: "Overeating - Can It Make You Fat?" Yep, depend on the "Times" to get the story.

Michael

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:30:25 -0800

I look forward to the Times' multi-part expose: "Young Adults, Teens Party Without Telling Parents." I mean, what else has been going on right under our noses?

Seth

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:21:10 -0800

That may be the most useless editorial ever written. The Seattle Times continues its commitment to pandering and fear-mongering. Blame the kids! Blame the drugs! If the Seattle P-I ever wanted a chance to differentiate itself from the Times, and maybe stand a chance of surviving, here is its chance. Where did the guns come from?