02-13-2013, 07:05 PM
Medi,
Thanks for the response and insight. I'd agree I don't see as much investigative journalism there as many other countries (though the decline of traditional print media may be driving it down everywhere). I wonder though if the libel laws are what really represses it, or if other factors are at work. (corruption/complicity).I'm familiar with the routine you cite for that Sav shooting - except you left out the rote "police say a 9 mm handgun and 6 rounds were found at the scene" part.But the Mavado story has not (so far) indicated any crime committed by Mavado/DB (a bribery charge could materialize some say). Anyway another story today may have partially answered for me the way things run. The T&T woman from MoBay murdered last summer (burned body found in a field somewhere - taxi driver from Whithorn charged).The trial still hasn't started (surprise!!) but a T&T website had an "unnamed" JA lawyer explaining the differences in law process between the 2 countries. Main point was how a murder suspect could be granted bail, but he/she also stated that the reason the suspect's picture was not in JA papers was b/c the libel laws could open them to libel if he was found not guilty.That is not the same situation as Mavado's but may be close enough to explain why the papers withhold his name.
Thanks for the response and insight. I'd agree I don't see as much investigative journalism there as many other countries (though the decline of traditional print media may be driving it down everywhere). I wonder though if the libel laws are what really represses it, or if other factors are at work. (corruption/complicity).I'm familiar with the routine you cite for that Sav shooting - except you left out the rote "police say a 9 mm handgun and 6 rounds were found at the scene" part.But the Mavado story has not (so far) indicated any crime committed by Mavado/DB (a bribery charge could materialize some say). Anyway another story today may have partially answered for me the way things run. The T&T woman from MoBay murdered last summer (burned body found in a field somewhere - taxi driver from Whithorn charged).The trial still hasn't started (surprise!!) but a T&T website had an "unnamed" JA lawyer explaining the differences in law process between the 2 countries. Main point was how a murder suspect could be granted bail, but he/she also stated that the reason the suspect's picture was not in JA papers was b/c the libel laws could open them to libel if he was found not guilty.That is not the same situation as Mavado's but may be close enough to explain why the papers withhold his name.