Publishing names of students charged for Cedar Fest wrong

I feel by publishing their information on the front page, you are tainting their “good name.”

Their names aren’t good if they are rioting.

*I feel by publishing their information on the front page, you are tainting their good name. *

If they were rioting, they should not have a good name … and should have a taint.

I think that charge is a personal matter with the police, not a public matter, just like speeding or running a stop sign.

It’s public information, why shouldn’t the State News publish it? God forbid the State News help deter crime.

I hope that publishing their names makes it very difficult for these idiots to get jobs when they graduate. I personally enjoy seeing these morons hung out to dry so that our school’s reputation does not have to suffer.

Bold Text*I personally enjoy seeing these morons hung out to dry so that our school’s reputation does not have to suffer.*Bold Text

Steve 2, by continuing to publish people’s names and photos throughout the SN, we are not pushing Cedar Fest aside. Instead, the situation continues to be at the forefront where it shouldn’t be.

The State News is OUR school paper; we pay a fee for it. Why is it then, that the State News goes against our own student body and sides with the City of East Lansing on majority of issues pertaining to us and them. The SN needs to rethink who’s paper this really is. East Lansing’s or MSU’s?

Some of them weren’t even MSU students. Is it wrong to publish those names?

Dumb bitch.

leave her alone she is right

Seriously? I bet if these kids did something good they would want the publicity. If they did something wrong, they get their fancy picture & name in the paper too. I have no doubt they don’t like it, but they sure as heck shouldn’t have done what they did. They earned the “public humiliation”. Its not like the news was untrue, why not report it? To make the criminals feel better about themselves? Who gives a rat’s …?

So John, are you saying that you have never made a mistake in your life? Or ever embarrassed yourself? Would you have want the details of those situations publicized for all to see?

That is the same situation here. Some of the people that got in trouble during the riots are not idiots, or morons, or uneducated. They simply made a bad decision. No one died from what they did.

And Steve 2. I mean really? I just think you seem really angry. Who are you to say that the people who got in trouble should have their entire future ruined.

And captain obvious… you just suck.

I agree with Blaine. Everyone makes a mistake they regret that they want to forget. How can they forget if there names are posted for everyone to see. Many people participated that didn’t get caught, their names aren’t posted. By publishing their names it doesn’t help our schoools reputation, nor does it help deter crimes. The people posting that these individuals should be hung out to dry, probably have no life and get satisfied in seeing others mistakes…

“The people posting that these individuals should be hung out to dry, probably have no life and get satisfied in seeing others mistakes…”

NO, we’re tired of idiots like them doing whatever the hell they want without consequences.

Heather, why do you care so much? It’s public information and it’s not hurting anyone for it to be put in a news source. Who cares if the offenders get a little butthurt over it, they’re the ones who chose to act like jackasses in the first place.

It’s public record anyway, so publish away SN. Rioters don’t have a good name to save. If you burn down or destroy any part of my alma mater, then you should be punished and publically humiliated in the paper, as well as punished in court. Face the consequences freshmen and GROW UP.

First of all, who said that all of the people who were arrested during the celebration burnt down or destroyed MSU property.

A handful of those arrested and then published did not destroy any property. It just seems a little unfair to keep the punishment going – the courts make sure they know they made a mistake, why embarss them too.

Arent we all allowed to make a mistake? Especially one that does not directly result in harming someone else.

I actually think it’s a good move by the SN. It actually shows they’re being professional. Additionally, no one had any problems last year when they published all that stuff on Nigel Scarlett, nor when they published about the student who embezzled from the College of Education. How is this any different? It is public information and any employer will find out whether they look at this paper or not.

John, you could actually ask the question of ASMSU as well. Students pay a fee for it too and yet they never really seem to care about the students and more often than not side with the administration or city.

When you commit crimes it is published in the news. This is nothing new and is practiced by journalists everywhere. Let it be a deterrent.

PUBLISH ALL THEIR NAMES AND SEND THEM TO JAIL. I, REALLY, DON’T WANT TO SEE A MORON CLIMBING A STOP SIGN WITH AN MSU DEGREE. GET THEM OUT OF HERE!!

Why do I care so much?

Aside from all of your presumptuous opinions, I care so much because I have been standing by watching one of my friends’ lives be ruined for absolutely no reason. On the night of Cedar Fest, yes my friend was there. What did he get arrested for? He pushed his friend in a joking manner and was immediately charged with inciting a riot. He pushed HIS friend.

I am sorry to hear about your friend, Heather. But this is not a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It was his choice to attend Cedar Fest despite of warnings to everyone NOT to attend. The City and Police made it very clear prior to the event that they were not in favor of the party and would arrest anyone who might incit a riot.

Actions during a party that frequently has become a riot situation are going to be taken more seriously than those same actions elsewhere.

getting arrested at Cedar fest is slutty. period.

Heather – If you break a rule, you get arrested. That’s how it works. Time to get out from under that rock you’ve been living.

Sorry to hear about your friend. I think that in a court of law though, you have to be proven guilty of a crime to get jail time. I don’t know the details of the situation, but I think that anyone facing jail time would lawyer up and put it on the ELPD to prove that he incited a riot. Just pushing someone (a friend even) sure isn’t a crime worth jail. IF that is all he really did, he did get screwed. Sorry to hear that. But it still amazes me that if you are faced with that unfortunate situation, you pull out all the stops. You hire a lawyer that is the best, even if it takes a long time to pay back. Like you said, the record stays with you.

Heather, when people throw things at the cops and moon them, then the cops get into riot gear, line up, and announce for ten minutes that you need to leave or you’ll get arrested, YOU NEED TO LEAVE. No one’s life is ruined, melodrama is so overrated. Stop whining by proxy. If you were there after you were warned and got arrested, take your medicine and shut up.

Oh and by the way, once someone is arraigned on a charge it becomes public record. I can go to the Court, get all the names, make flyers, and post them all over billy hell and back if I want. They have every right to publish it and they should. A little public humiliation for misdeeds goes a long way. I think they should publish their pics too.

If your friend was really pushing another friend, then even if he did get arrested and went to court, the other friend should be able to corroborate that they were just screwing around and not actually fighting and contributing to a riot. Even a court like EL’s will understand that and probably dismiss the case. Duh.

People need to be held accountable for their actions. If they don’t want their names in the paper, they shouldn’t be rioting. Although this is going to be an extreme example, do you think that sex offenders shouldn’t be on a registry? If you screw up, people deserve to know.