Campus newspapers removed and trashed
By: Beth Spencer
Issue date: 11/15/09 Section: News
Burton robbed students of information in The Daily Helmsman by stealing the newspapers, Poe said.
"She committed a crime, not only against the Helmsman, but also against the Helmsman's readers, who rely on the newspaper for their information," he said. "Although she disagreed with the story, throwing away the newspapers was out of line."
Trashing the newspaper does not change the fact that Burton's brother was arrested, said Jonathan Carey, sophomore criminal justice major.
"A crime is a crime," he said. "It doesn't erase it. She has to understand there are consequences for her actions. There is no excuse for assaulting an officer."
Parker Hemphill, junior chemistry major, said if his sibling committed a crime, he would expect news coverage to follow and would react in a calm manner.
"If it was my brother, I'd say, 'You dug your own hole. You should have your reputation slandered and smeared,'" he said.
Still, Hemphill said he understood the person's frustration and that each person could react differently in the same situation.
"It's her was of dealing with it," he said. "Everyone has a right to deal with things the way they see fit, as long as it's within reason," he said.
Reshad Rutherford, sophomore biology major, said he would have reacted similarly to Burton if his sibling were in the newspaper for committing a crime.
"If my sister was on the front page, and it wasn't in a positive light, I would want to take the newspapers," he said. "I would be more discrete about it."
At press time, Memphis police implicated fellow U of M student Wesley Higgins, 22, as the second perpetrator in the original vandalism Wednesday.
"She committed a crime, not only against the Helmsman, but also against the Helmsman's readers, who rely on the newspaper for their information," he said. "Although she disagreed with the story, throwing away the newspapers was out of line."
Trashing the newspaper does not change the fact that Burton's brother was arrested, said Jonathan Carey, sophomore criminal justice major.
"A crime is a crime," he said. "It doesn't erase it. She has to understand there are consequences for her actions. There is no excuse for assaulting an officer."
Parker Hemphill, junior chemistry major, said if his sibling committed a crime, he would expect news coverage to follow and would react in a calm manner.
"If it was my brother, I'd say, 'You dug your own hole. You should have your reputation slandered and smeared,'" he said.
Still, Hemphill said he understood the person's frustration and that each person could react differently in the same situation.
"It's her was of dealing with it," he said. "Everyone has a right to deal with things the way they see fit, as long as it's within reason," he said.
Reshad Rutherford, sophomore biology major, said he would have reacted similarly to Burton if his sibling were in the newspaper for committing a crime.
"If my sister was on the front page, and it wasn't in a positive light, I would want to take the newspapers," he said. "I would be more discrete about it."
At press time, Memphis police implicated fellow U of M student Wesley Higgins, 22, as the second perpetrator in the original vandalism Wednesday.