tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post6554583527475144940..comments2023-10-30T11:47:53.134-04:00Comments on why.i.hate.dc: MPD apparently outs two crime victimsDave Strouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284013068083846700noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-6137080410680795262009-08-27T15:14:16.916-04:002009-08-27T15:14:16.916-04:00Complicated indeed. I just wanted to get my less c...Complicated indeed. I just wanted to get my less common point of view (libertarian/enlightened self-interest/pro-RKBA pro-self-defense) out.Krystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717450230063668893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-85660881868878277122009-08-27T14:40:44.654-04:002009-08-27T14:40:44.654-04:00If the gender identification is relevant to the cr...If the gender identification is relevant to the crime, then it should be released once that determination is made. I just don't see a need to immediately release that information. It will still be a story and get media attention a day or so later once more information has been gathered and the families have had some time to be notified and such. <br /><br />It is very complicated.Dave Strouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284013068083846700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-73131212893640763602009-08-27T14:37:10.510-04:002009-08-27T14:37:10.510-04:00Dave,
It's a difficult issue. On the one ha...Dave,<br /><br />It's a difficult issue. On the one hand, I don't want to say that anyone ought to be outed against their will, but on the other, I do think that murders of trans people need to get media attention AS the murders of trans people, because trans people (especially trans women of color) are so frequently murdered. I think it's important that people realize how frequently trans people are murdered, because it looks a lot like cultural genocide (especially if you look at the comments on some of the news stories, where apologism for, and even outright endorsement of, the murders is alarmingly common.<br /><br />I think that probably the best solution is to mention the transgender status of the victim, but not the name.Diojeanne of Signuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13165430154980722725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-83290358104383837652009-08-27T13:13:36.965-04:002009-08-27T13:13:36.965-04:00I'll take (with a grain of salt) whatever info...I'll take (with a grain of salt) whatever information can be provide, I'm not in the habit of letting the government or the media decide the truth for me.<br /><br />If people are a little more careful walking down the street, are a little more likely to report suspicious behaviour, are little more likely to watch out for the fellow human beings, I little more likely to shun that person who yells "what the hell is that", I'm for it.Krystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717450230063668893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-78122289613369235722009-08-27T13:06:15.092-04:002009-08-27T13:06:15.092-04:00Right, but that hasn't been determined.Right, but that hasn't been determined.Dave Strouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284013068083846700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-82080943902935345802009-08-27T13:03:28.628-04:002009-08-27T13:03:28.628-04:00If there is someone going around attacking transge...If there is someone going around attacking transgendered (or any other identifiable group) people I would prefer to know it. There is a difference between a random attack/mugging and a targeted one.Krystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717450230063668893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-49597846038352720332009-08-27T11:50:18.165-04:002009-08-27T11:50:18.165-04:00I was curious about that, due to the problem of ho...I was curious about that, due to the problem of how you'd be classified on your ID. In any event, either report what was displayed (based on appearance) or what was on the ID... but there's no need to mention the 'trangendered' part. Do you agree?Dave Strouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284013068083846700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-35702319309555483462009-08-27T11:46:48.851-04:002009-08-27T11:46:48.851-04:00"Even if they were found wearing the clothing..."Even if they were found wearing the clothing of the opposite sex, the police should only identify them by age and gender as indicated on their driver's license."<br /><br />Hell. No. <br /><br />AP Stylebook says you gender people in articles according to their preference (or, if preference is unknown, presentation), and it has it right. The police should do likewise. In many states, it is difficult or impossible for a pre- or non-operative transgender person to change his or her sex marker. <br /><br />Why the state wants to confuse the bejeezus out of any officer who pulls me over or goes looking for me, I just can't fathom... but the fact of the matter is, if the police reported my sex marker to the media, THAT would be outing me. (Not that I'm stealth, anyway, but it would be nice if the cashier at Walgreen's didn't greet me with, "Oh, hey, you're that tranny that got stabbed!")Diojeanne of Signuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13165430154980722725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-89842698678623402002009-08-27T00:02:37.549-04:002009-08-27T00:02:37.549-04:00This has to be against some policy or protocol. G...This has to be against some policy or protocol. Generally, there is limited information given about victims of crimes - especially such violent, personal attacks. Names are rarely given. Has MPD commented at all on the release of this information. Have they confirmed they even now the meaning of "transgendered." Seems like an awfully big word for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com