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Spike three: Tanya and Charles Brandes divorcing
Last comment from me. As Ponzi said, I this is my first sign in, and I don’t comment on things but this really struck a chord for two reasons. First, because I have two teenagers: one a freshman (son) who aspires to a career in journalism, and one a sophomore (daughter) who reads everything on social media. If not for them, I would not have seen any of this. I do my best to monitor what they see and to advise them, while letting them be themselves. Second, because things like domestic violence or child abuse or other serious crimes are not things that should be published without real evidence and facts. In our era of #metoo and timesup, probably not a good idea to judge without facts. Again to my point, if two of the most prominent men in the city (Jacobs) can have infidelities with far younger women, cheat on their wives, get a girlfriend pregnant and THEN get divorced... , and skate under the radar, why take down another family at random? And cyber bullying isn’t right. Otherwise nothing to add. Jen.— March 5, 2018 7:58 p.m.
Spike three: Tanya and Charles Brandes divorcing
You have a point. I don’t know. “Normal” depends on your point of view. It seems that the Jacobs family and the Brandes family are both prominent and active in philanthropy. It looks like Paul Jacobs, the former CEO of Qualcomm, and son of the founder irwin, recently got divorced and remarried and has a new child? And that jeff jacobs , also son of irwin and heir to Qualcomm, got divorced from his longtime wife and remarried to a woman who has a huge website and posts all over the internet. But no one took down the Jacobs men in the media. In my opinion, things written publicly should be fact checked. Anyone has access to the Reader. It’s not behind a paywall online, and you can pick up a copy in any coffee shop , and high school kids are reading these things. Allegations of domestic violence are serious and not funny .— March 4, 2018 8:46 p.m.
Spike three: Tanya and Charles Brandes divorcing
I agree and disagree with Don Bauder. I don’t mean to be redundant. Bauder references Donald Trump and highly paid celebrity athletes. But that is the president of the United States — of course people will write random things— and actors and athletes make their living by being in the spotlight. But these are normal people in San Diego going through what is probably a horrible time for their own families and employees. I have a teenager who is a freshman in high school. Parents and teachers are alert to cyber bulling, name calling, and its consequences as relates even to fourteen year old kids. These are adults and it doesn’t make them immune to the effects of people writing terrible things that they can’t prove. Who in 2018 doesn’t have an FB and IG account? What business person doesn’t have a website? Who cares? I don’t get it. San Diego is a great city to live in, and I like the Reader . I just wish for quality journalism.— March 4, 2018 11:17 a.m.
Spike three: Tanya and Charles Brandes divorcing
Yes. True. Everyone has a website and social media. It seems that she has a website and he has a website and a book. . But you can’t write cruel things about either person with zero evidence: where are police reports, court filings, public things? Just find the facts That is what I said about responsible journalism.— March 3, 2018 9:34 p.m.
Spike three: Tanya and Charles Brandes divorcing
Hello ponzi. I dont usually comment on things, but I think responsible journalism should include fact checking and interviews with reliable sources. If the author can’t achieve an interview with the source , the s/ he should get something in the record with a relevant person, or get reliable public records . Our community should be more responsible. You can not just write terrible things about people you have never met or spoken to. I think someone should get the public records and be serious in what they write.— March 3, 2018 6:24 p.m.
Spike three: Tanya and Charles Brandes divorcing
Have you ever met this woman or this man? Do you know anyone in their families? Have you ever worked with either one of them? I have not met or worked with either, but common sense says that these types of comments are destructive. There are apparently serious allegations of physical domestic violence, which is not a matter for jokes. I wish the local community and the journalistic community would be more thoughtful.— March 3, 2018 5:39 p.m.
Spike three: Tanya and Charles Brandes divorcing
Has anyone in this comments thread ever met or spoken to either of these people? You are bullying a woman who is a victim of domestic violence? She has probably been through a lot of pain. Maybe he has ,too. But this is not responsible journalism.— March 3, 2018 4:35 p.m.