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# Letter: Front-page coverage of a pedophile's lawsuit threat was a mistake
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/kenny-mack-send-comments-to-editor-smdp-com-word-in-edgewise-dont-cover-the-undeserving-editor/
- Published: 2007-08-01T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T02:25:37.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import, Homeless

*By Mark Shepherd Santa Monica*

I think (the Daily Press) is great. I respect your reporters and editors, enjoy your strong graphics and photos, and appreciate the voice you give to residents... like this letter from me.

Having said that: You guys made a mistake giving our area pedophile more front page ink today (“Pedophile threatens litigation,” July 31). Big deal. Anybody can threaten a lawsuit.

How about this? I'm thinking about suing Santa Monicans for Renters Rights for systematically lowering the city’s quality of life through their counterproductive and expanding empire of homeless services — for a billion dollars! $10 billion! Front page, baby!

Most newspapers, as a rule, ignore lawsuit threats because they are too easy to make and usually turn out to be nothing but bluster. Wait until the pedophile actually hires a lawyer and files his grievance in court. Otherwise, it’s merely free publicity, which is what I think he really wants, but certainly does not deserve.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 1, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/080107.pdf?ref=smdp.com)