Why I Ride Shotgun Over Comments

Item: 12:34 p.m. R/P wants to speak to an officer re: an individual’s “right-wing postings on the Coeur d’Alene Press Web site.”

DFO: Some of you Merry Hucksters bristle when I delete a comment of yours, claiming that your 1st Amendment rights are being violated. Or that I’m being heavy-handed. After 5 1/2 years, I know when a comment that looks innocuous on the surface will turn into a flame war b/c its directed at an individual who will react disproportionately. Also, I know when a comment could lead to legal trouble for the poster. At this point in American legal law, you posters are responsible for your comments. Not the SR. Or me. You should be glad that there’s a blogmeister protecting you from your baser instincts. Earlier this year, I decided that Huckleberries was going to become a kinder, gentler blog. Which differentiates it from the echo chambers and flame-throwing political blogs elsewhere. It has become that. Not everyone likes that fact. But I do. And I believe the majority here does. That’s all that matters.