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Article #343Arthur Ashe and USA Today: What happened to simple decency?
From: Peter Vos
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 1992 01:01
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 1992 01:01
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I think that USA Today has committed an unforgivable act. They have maliciously and intentionally invaded Mr. Ashe's privacy. They have knowningly inflicted pain and suffering on him and his family. They have no good justification for this exercise in yellow journalism. Mr. Ashe is no longer a public figure. He is not active in political, commercial, or athletic venues where any (even weak) claims can be made that the public has a "right to know". I think it is a crime that a man who has ALWAYS carried himself with dignity both on the court and off should be laid low by opportunistic miscreants working for a cartoon tabloid that panders to the worst instincts of its semi-literate customers. There is no pressing issue here that needs to be revealed for public consumption NOW. There is no justification of first amendment rights OBLIGATING USA Today to wreak havoc on Mr. Ashe and his family. Someday Mr. Ashe will die. Then, the facts presented in the context of an obituary that paid homage to a truly great American would be relevant. Then, one could say "How horrible. He deserved better." But this wanton assault is degrading and disgusting.
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Newsgroups: misc.headlines Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!nih-csl!postman From: vos@helix.nih.gov (Peter Vos) Subject: Arthur Ashe and USA Today: What happened to simple decency? Message-ID: <1992Apr9.010107.9746@alw.nih.gov> Sender: postman@alw.nih.gov (AMDS Postmaster) Organization: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda Distribution: usa Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 01:01:07 GMT