[Thanks to Google's cache, I've read some articles by Dennis Cooper, the editor and publisher of "Key West The Newspaper" who was arrested last week. Without the backing of a major corporation and relying only on his own wits, reporting skills, and news judgement, Cooper has served as a voice of the community and a gadfly to the local political establishment. He's doing the kind of investigative writing that more of us big-city journalists should be doing, and it's no surprise that the local politicos and cops want to shut him up. PS: The Miami Herald misspelled the name of a federal judge. The correct spelling is William Zloch, in case you want to look up his opinion. --Declan] ********* Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 23:32:23 -0400 From: "Rick G. Karr" <neuunitat_private> To: declanat_private Subject: Re: FC: Police arrest newspaper editor for criticizing Florida cops Declan -- This story is available from the Miami Herald at: http://www.miami.com/herald/content/news/local/keys/digdocs/028180.htm (Link from Jim Romanesko's Medianews: http://www.poynter.org/medianews) The governing statute has apparently been ruled unconstitutional several times. Question is, why is it still on the books? -- Rick Karr Cultural Correspondent National Public Radio News ********* Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 22:57:49 -0700 To: Declan McCullagh <declanat_private> From: John Young <jyaat_private> Subject: Re: Police arrest newspaper editor for criticizing Florida cops Cc: Officeat_private, postmasterat_private, SSolaresat_private, Attorneyat_private, JAvaelat_private, BDillonat_private, JWeekleyat_private, TomOat_private, merilimccoyat_private, cpcjrat_private, HBethelat_private, JAnthonyat_private, carmenturnat_private, emcat_private, cypherpunksat_private In-Reply-To: <5.0.2.1.0.20010626214305.024b95a0at_private> Declan, We will publish the informative articles on our site cryptome.org when they arrive. John Young Cryptome.org ********* Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 22:23:13 -0700 From: Anthony Mournian <mournianat_private> To: declanat_private CC: politechat_private, Officeat_private, postmasterat_private, SSolaresat_private, Attorneyat_private, JAvaelat_private, BDillonat_private, JWeekleyat_private, TomOat_private, merilimccoyat_private, cpcjrat_private, HBethelat_private, JAnthonyat_private, carmenturnat_private, emcat_private, cypherpunksat_private Subject: Re: FC: Police arrest newspaper editor for criticizing Florida cops References: <5.0.2.1.0.20010626214305.024b95a0at_private> Dear Mayor of Key West, and dear Chief of Police of Key West, I'm not a journalist, just an ordinary, run of the mill US Citizen, and I am wondering what the cowboys are doing in Florida! I am amazed, but ill impressed at the actions reported by on-line journalist Declan McCullagh <declanat_private>. Your town lies 90 miles north of a Communist dictatorship, but it would seem to have been swept south by ill winds of fear and paranoia. If there is a RIGHT which Americans take seriously, hold near, and very dear, it is the First Amendment right of Freedom of the Press. For Shame, Key West, for actions as brutish as Tienaman Square! Your arrest of Dennis Cooper reflects either fear of exposure of worse wrongs than Cooper has reported, or a total lack of understanding or respect for the US Constitution. In light of the recent election results coming out of Florida, I suspect it is a combination of the two. Anthony Mournian San Diego, California ********* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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