Talk:Michael B. Coleman

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[edit] "Governor of Ohio" Link Improvement

Rather than linking to Governor of Ohio, linking to List of Ohio Politicians (by state office)#Governors of Ohio and Candidates would be more informative within the context of this particular political race since it lists all candidates involved as well as past governors. If nobody objects I'll probably implement this change within the next few weeks.

-- N okla 22:14, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Assault vs. More Detailed Description

Regarding Mscudder's change from assault to the more descriptive: "rape of a handicapped girl at a Columbus high school, and the school's consequent failure to respond."

This is factual, but is it an important part of the controversy?

I'd argue that it is not. The controversy was about how Coleman handles himself in stressful situations. Coleman is about as responsable for how the Columbus City Schools handled the situation as any other elected city official. It was stupid for him to call, and it was stupid to react the way he did, but I'm not aware of any personal involvment or wrongdoing in the case.

He supposedly called because he felt it was his duty as mayor to defend the city from criticism.

For that reason, I think the edit steers the entry toward a NPOV violation. Perhaps changing the term assault to the more accurate sexual assult might be more appropriate.

-- N okla 23:10, 22 October 2005 (UTC)