David Goodman wrote:
> would the news media have acted equally to protect someone kidnapped
> who was not part of the staff of one of their own organizations?
>
> preventing harm is the argument of all censors
>   
That may be the case; but saying that acting to prevent harm makes one a 
censor is not a valid deduction from that, but a trite fallacy.

The truth of the matter is that the policy on BLP involves us in 
casuistry, in the technical sense. Your first comment illustrates that 
point.

Charles


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