Crystal Gail Mangum, notable for being a stripper!, Another "single-incident" BLP article Options

[the fieryangel]

What is an article about a stripper who supposedly got raped by a college lacrosse team doing in Wikipedia???

Under Criminal history and credibility, it says :

Crystal Gail Mangum has a long history of mental problems and has been diagnosed with a bi-polar disorder.[17] She also has taken anti-psychotic medications such as Depakote and Seroquel.[18]

In 1996, she filed a police report that her 28 year old boyfriend (she was 18 years old) had sexually "shared" her with 3 of his friends 3 years earlier. Police dropped the matter when Mangum failed to provide a written report of the alleged incident.

In 2000, she was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, but not convicted. Court records indicate that her driver's license was revoked but do not indicate why.[19]

In 2002, she stole a taxi from a man to whom she was giving a lap dance. A high speed chase then ensued, and when the deputy chasing her approached the stolen taxi on foot, she tried to run over him. She pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of larceny, speeding to elude arrest, assault on a government official and driving while impaired. She was sentenced to 3 weekends in detention.[20][21]

This is worse than anything in the National Enquirer. What is THIS doing in a serious encyclopedia??? And why is this blatent trivia considered to be notable??? Do school kids need to know this to do their homework???

This post has been edited by the fieryangel: Sun 13th May 2007, 8:10pm

[Kato]

This is just a complete disgrace. In fact it is the most offensive article I have ever seen on wikipedia. This story is non-notable tabloid fodder of no value. The worst part is when it lists Miss Magnum's previous convictions.

The obvious solution would be to delete it. But with wikipedia's policies, and smug brats like BadlydrawnJeff around to compound the pressure on "little people" who are unable to fight back, I have no doubt that that it will be kept. Much to the shame of wikipedia. The last sentence of the article states "She told detectives that her older children have emotional problems because of the case". Thanks wikipedia for adding to these woes.