Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Joplin police chief job hunting again

In a story that I believe was broken locally by KSN Tuesday night, Joplin Police Chief Kevin Lindsey is one of four finalists for the police chief position in Fort Smith, Ark..
Since this is at least the second time Lindsey has applied for a position that pays less than Joplin police chief, it appears the chief is serious about looking elsewhere for employment.
Today's Joplin Globe gave more details on Lindsey's job search.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

I thought for sure Randy was going to talk about the school bomb evacuations and threats that happened on Tuesday. KOAM didn't cover the story and KSN/KODE did. Thoughts?

Anonymous said...

Well, as a general rule of thumb, news agencies don't report on threats because they usually spark copycat incidents and give the goofballs who make the threat their jollies. If it ain't bleedin', it ain't leadin'.

Anonymous said...

Seems to me the Globe and everyone else led with rumors on Friday the 13th.

Anonymous said...

Just FYI, KODE did not run with the bomb threats.

Anonymous said...

Actually I thought KOAM TV did mention the bomb threats. I just got home and was flipping channels and they showed the one of the Kansas schools. I don't think it was their top story.

Anonymous said...

No, KOAM didn't run the story on Tuesday. They did do a story the day after the fact. Dowe Quick and co. said they don't cover threats...yet they were all about releasing the name of a minor for the Joplin school shooting.
How does that make any sense? Doesn't releasing a kids name make the kid a hero? Doesn't that encourage more copycats than anything else?

Randy: Why haven't you done a news story on this instead of yet another Nexstar stock quote?

Anonymous said...

Your argument is illogical and is like comparing apples to oranges. Reporting the consequences of bomb threats makes a lot more sense than running a story about the threat itself. When children see they will be caught and prosecuted, they are more likely to think twice. I work around children every day and when they think they can get away with something they will try.
The rule of thumb should be common sense and being responsible for yourself and your children.
Teachers can't undo what nature and nurture do when children are infants. If they don't get a good start in life at home, they might end up being like the school shooters.
You can only blame t.v., video games, and music so much. At some point though, you have to ask why are these children allowed to watch that program, listen to that music, or play those video games.
It's because they aren't given proper supervision and something is wired wrong in their brains.
Just use common sense. Stop blaming the media. Stop blaming the schools. Stop blaming the police. Place the blame on the parents, the children and the environment at home. Obviously the most recent event at Memorial Middle School has a lot to do with the violent nature of the parent and lack of supervision at home.