For those who still are unclear about TOS, here is yet another reminder to review
Rules: Etiquette & Information
Pay particular attention to these sections:
Victim Friendly
Websleuths is a victim friendly forum. Attacking or bashing a victim is not allowed. Discussing victim behavior, good or bad is fine, but do so in a civil and constructive way and ONLY IF IT IS RELEVANT TO THE CASE.
Additionally,
sleuthing family members or others that are not suspect is not allowed. Don't make random accusations or post personal information (even if it is public) like parking tickets, address, or first and last names of all their relatives and their neighbors. Also, never "bash" or attack them, or accuse them of involvement. However that does not mean that family members or others cannot come into discussion as the facts and issues of the case are discussed.
Baiting/Trolling/Inciting Conflict:
“Trolling” or making posts with the intention of creating problems on the forums is obviously against the forum guidelines.
Attacking WS Moderators & Administrators:
Posting in a thread to comment on, question, or criticize moderator or administrator action is not allowed. Please utilize the board’s Private Message function or email to contact staff if you wish to discuss these issues. As long as you bring up your concerns maturely and civilly to the moderator or administrator in question, we will do our best to address your concerns fairly and promptly.
Deleting Posts and Closing Threads:
WS Administration has the right to close any thread, and to delete any post, which we deem inappropriate. The decision to close a thread, or to delete or edit a post is solely ours. We adhere to a strict policy of striving to maintain interesting and productive discussions for the benefit of the WS community...
In addition, moderators will exercise their discretion to delete individual posts which are inappropriate, offensive, or otherwise violate TOS (including the rules and etiquette outlined above).
Be aware that if you quote a post which warrants removal, your post is subject to deletion, as well.
Bear in mind, that the circumstances of each case differ. Hence, there are gray areas within the rules, and administrators and moderators have the duty, and the right, to set the guidelines for each case as they deem suitable.
Raising
reasonable questions based on the known facts is a natural part of an open discussion. It's not only allowed, it's encouraged. Posing unsubstantiated allegations, however, and skewing the facts to fit a preconceived notion of guilt is not allowed, and won't be tolerated. So if you don't like having your posts removed, then keep an open mind, post responsibly, and think twice before you hit "submit".
Finally, as one member wisely observed, "person of interest" is not a legal term, and can have varying connotations. In this case, LE has described the parents and IR as "persons of interest", but added that they are not "suspects". So once again, unless and until they are elevated to the level of "suspect", the "victim friendly" rule applies.
(See Posts #2 and #3 of this thread.)
