MeanMrMustard's Musings

Let's say, hypothetically, that I did live in Nebraska, in a little town outside of Omaha, and that I were the plaintiff in a lawsuit to get my town to remove a Ten Commandments monument from a park in my little town. And let's say, hypothetically, that I wanted to sue anonymously as John Doe, because I'd already been threatened over my views on the subject of church/state separation. And let's say that the City Attorney defending the lawsuit agreed to allow me to proceed as a John Doe, presumably because the City Attorney found my reasons justified.

Let's suppose that I won, and that the city appealed, and that the case was currently before the appellate court. And let's suppose that, while the case was thus still in progress, and even though I wasn't granting any interviews about the case (in an effort to maintain my anonymity), the Omaha newspaper decided to publish my name.

And my picture.

And a picture of my license plate (and the model of my car).

And where I work. And my party affiliation. And my marital status, and the approximate age of my child.

If it were me, I might be thinking about leaving Nebraska quickly and quietly. And you know, I'm guessing that's exactly what the folks at the newspaper had in mind. Here's the story; you can log in as omahayuck@mailinator.com with password of omahayuck to read it.