Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, March 18, 2019, 9:43 PM
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Former president of Peru arrested in West Menlo Park
Original post made on Mar 19, 2019
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, March 18, 2019, 9:43 PM
Comments (8)
Posted by resident
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 19, 2019 at 11:16 am
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 19, 2019 at 11:16 am
What happened to this newspaper's policy of not naming people arrested but not charged with a crime? "Drunk in public" is hardly newsworthy. Are you trying to imply that a dangerous foreigner is living in our community? Mr. Toledo has a PhD from Stanford and has been living in Los Altos for at least the last 10 years. He served as president of Peru from 2001-2006.
Posted by They're thinking
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Mar 19, 2019 at 12:47 pm
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Mar 19, 2019 at 12:47 pm
I'm sure it was simply too titillating for the staff not to run the story w/ the name
Right now they're thinking about how they can back-step and cover their butts instead of saying "Oh yah, we did say that. We made a mistake in naming him."
Posted by Sad
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 20, 2019 at 2:41 am
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 20, 2019 at 2:41 am
How uneducated you two are. That “rule” doesn’t apply to public figures!!
Idiots!
Posted by Ohhhhh
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Mar 20, 2019 at 5:25 am
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Mar 20, 2019 at 5:25 am
So instead of the "rule" being totally arbitrary, they get do decide someone is a public figure or not...arbitrarily!
Now we all can see. Very clearly as a matter of fact ;)
Posted by DoctorData
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Mar 20, 2019 at 7:54 am
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a resident of Cuesta Park
on Mar 20, 2019 at 7:54 am
DoctorData is a registered user.
I’m fairly certain that “former president of a major South American country” fits any reasonable non-arbitrary definition of “public figure”. And he’s not helped by the fact that he’s wanted on corruption charges in Peru...
Posted by Arbitrarily Speaking
a resident of North Bayshore
on Mar 20, 2019 at 10:19 am
a resident of North Bayshore
on Mar 20, 2019 at 10:19 am
What's the arbitrary measurement is used to make the call on who is a public figure? Who gets to arbitrarily make that arbitrary decision?
Posted by Robyn
a resident of another community
on Mar 20, 2019 at 11:28 am
a resident of another community
on Mar 20, 2019 at 11:28 am
Everyone is presumed innocent. This is salacious pandering.
Posted by Holy Toledo!
a resident of another community
on Mar 21, 2019 at 8:23 am
a resident of another community
on Mar 21, 2019 at 8:23 am
Just another former corrupt political leader downing a few pitchers of beer at a popular Menlo Park hamburger joint.
At first I thought the incident was being reported from The Flea Street Cafe.
What probably happened when he was asked to leave....
"Don't you know who I am?" Toledo demands.
"No. Now get out of here or we will have to call the police." the Dutch Goose staffer replied.
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