DU Legal Minds--Need Some Help

[lapislzi]

Despite being in the publishing business, I'm at the production end, and not well-informed regarding editorial ethics.

My 17-year-old daughter was arrested last week for a misdemeanor offense, along with 2 older boys. Today's paper published an article stating their names, ages, and addresses. While I'm sure this is technically *legal,* it seems awfully unethical and an unnecessary invasion of our privacy.

I wrote to the paper and received a "go fuck yourself" reply to the tune of, "well, if she hadn't committed a crime, her name wouldn't be in the paper." Um, she hasn't been convicted of a damned thing, and I find the sanctimony repugnant in an allegedly professional person who is supposed to maintain a neutral bias.

I cannot understand what can possibly be gained by publishing the name and address of a minor child in the newspaper, except to cause additional distress to the child and other members of the family.

Thoughts?

/off rant, but barely.