MU grad (knife)murdered in sin city

[tower912]

Thoughts and prayers to the family of a fellow MU alum. Give the accused a fair trial.   If he is found guilty, give him the maximum sentence.

[Lennys Tap]

American journalists are under attack now more than ever. One of the first major steps toward authoritarianism is for would-be autocrats to try to paint the free press as "the enemy of the people."

Agree. New York Post journalists being attacked and accused of printing Russian disinformation by elements in law enforcement, US intelligence, the government and the news media - when they all knew better - was disgraceful.

[MU82]

Agree. New York Post journalists being attacked and accused of printing Russian disinformation by elements in law enforcement, US intelligence, the government and the news media - when they all knew better - was disgraceful.

Any attack is unjustified and disgraceful, yes.

[PointWarrior]

Wow, this is so tragic to be killed for exposing a politician.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nevada-official-appear-court-murder-155032855.html

[MuggsyB]

Wow, this is so tragic to be killed for exposing a politician.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nevada-official-appear-court-murder-155032855.html

Jeesh.  Absolutely horrible and tragic.

[muwarrior69]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_German

I wondered why Las Vegas; he was a native of Nevada.

RIP.

[MU82]

Wow, this is so tragic to be killed for exposing a politician.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/nevada-official-appear-court-murder-155032855.html

Yes, it is open season on "the enemy of the people" because those in power don't like to have their corruption exposed.

[Hards Alumni]

Yes, it is open season on "the enemy of the people" because those in power don't like to have their corruption exposed.

Always has been this way, it's certainly a known risk when you're a journalist and covering these type of stories.

No one is excusing the behavior.

[MU82]

Always has been this way, it's certainly a known risk when you're a journalist and covering these type of stories.

No one is excusing the behavior.

Yes, but unfortunately the anger, and the incidents of violence, have increased the last half-dozen years or so in America.

Nobody from any profession should have to fear being murdered just for doing his or her job. I know journalists aren't the only ones. But this is a current story, so it sticks out. And yes, I fully acknowledge that this is an area that especially interests and concerns me.

[Hards Alumni]

Yes, but unfortunately the anger, and the incidents of violence, have increased the last half-dozen years or so in America.

Nobody from any profession should have to fear being murdered just for doing his or her job. I know journalists aren't the only ones. But this is a current story, so it sticks out. And yes, I fully acknowledge that this is an area that especially interests and concerns me.

Yes, we know you don't like Trump, and are somehow trying to blame him for this without coming out and saying it.

But trying to equate Trump to this particular instance is a stretch.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Yes, we know you don't like Trump, and are somehow trying to blame him for this without coming out and saying it.

But trying to equate Trump to this particular instance is a stretch.

Not to mention that it was a D politician that was the murderer.

But OMB in Mike's world.

[Lennys Tap]

But trying to equate Trump to this particular instance is a stretch.

Every evil thing that Democrat politicians do are Trump's fault. Guess you didn't get the memo.

[Billy Hoyle]

Every evil thing that Democrat politicians do are Trump's fault. Guess you didn't get the memo.

82 and his reflexive "Trump!" is like Uncle Leo blaming everything on anti-semites.

https://youtu.be/TYZBKqemQrU?t=59

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Every evil thing that Democrat politicians do are Trump's fault. Guess you didn't get the memo.

Musta been a sale on straw near you

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

Nice! Derailing a thread about the death of an alumni. SMH

[Dr. Blackheart]

How reporters hunted down German's killer.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/murdered-journalist-jeff-german-colleagues-030835341.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

[MU82]

How reporters hunted down German's killer.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/murdered-journalist-jeff-german-colleagues-030835341.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

Thanks for posting, Dr. B. Inspiring work by these reporters. Jeff German would have been proud of them.

[warriorchick]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_German

I wondered why Las Vegas; he was a native of Nevada.

RIP.

.
Huh? The article you linked literally says he was a native of Milwaukee.

Also, given that hundreds of thousands of people have moved to Las Vegas in the last 25 years or so, it shouldn't be surprising that some of them are journalists.