Nearly all the copies of a small-town Colorado newspaper were stolen from newspaper racks on the same day the Ouray County Plaindealer published a story about charges being filed over rapes alleged to have occurred at an underage drinking party at the police chief's house while the chief was asleep.

Nearly all the copies of a small-town Colorado newspaper were stolen from racks on the same day it published a story about charges being filed over rapes alleged to have occurred at an underage drinking party at the police chief’s house while the chief was asleep.

  • essell@beehaw.org
    42·
    11 months ago

    Well, if it isn’t the Streisand effect in action.

    Horrible local story becomes massive story because of the coverup.

    • araneae@beehaw.org
      15·
      11 months ago

      Yeah whatsit? Ouray Police Chief Jeff Wood is thought to have attempted to cover up a story about some rape charges?