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The Justification of A Crime Writer; Not Everything is Black and White

By David Lohr

When I was deciding what to write today, my mind kept wandering to something that happened earlier this week which had given me great satisfaction as a journalist and as a human being.  I debated for several hours about whether or not I wanted to write about it; I finally decided to go forward with it. One of the questions that I am most frequently asked is whether being a writer who covers crime on a daily basis ? everything from child rape to missing persons ? ever gets to me.  The answer to that question is yes.  I don't think you could call yourself a human being if that subject matter didn't bother you.  However, a writer has to put all of that aside.  In my case, I have a strong desire to make some sort of difference, especially in the cases involving missing persons...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Report Daily on May 22, 2008 (boomark / email).