Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Murder of Joseph Griffin


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The result was   delete. postdlf (talk) 17:27, 20 July 2013 (UTC)

Murder of Joseph Griffin

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Fails WP:NEVENT as a one-time murder with no lasting repercussions - it was reported in the media and discussed on some talking head shows for a bit, and then dropped when the next "crime in wartime" story broke. Google shows lots of news reports but no actual lasting effects. I PROD'd it earlier today, but the article creator immediately deprod'd it; so I figured it couldn't hurt to AfD.  T K K  bark !  20:43, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Oppose This is a significant assassination covered by AP and New York Times, with connections to Iran. It is almost certainly a terrorist attack, a battle in the war against terrorism, and part of a pattern of seemingly random shootings of American soldiers and contractors, some in the US in the case of Fort Knox and Little Rock and Fort Hood. Battles in wars always are worth noting in an encyclopdia, it is not just a local robbery or murder story if it shows up in Fox News and Tehran Times. It does not deserve to buried as this is a very notable event, and it was noted. An event does not have to have a continuing series of conspiracy theories or anniversaries such as the JFK assasination to be notable. People try to use ONEEVENT to censure lots of terrorist attacks all the time, it's not meant be be used to delete events of international importance, or deaths of Americans who gave their lives in support of the war against  terror. Redhanker (talk) 21:05, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Other sources:

Afghan bomber attacks near major US base bigstory.ap.org › Afghanistan‎ Dec 26, 2012 - 25, 2012, the Interior Ministry said a policewoman, identified as Sgt. Nargas, who shot and killed 49-year-old Joseph Griffin in Kabul on Monday ...

Afghanistan says policewoman who killed US adviser is Iranian ... www.guardian.co.uk › World news › Afghanistan‎ Dec 25, 2012 - On Monday, the policewoman identified only as Sergeant Nargas shot 49-year-old Joseph Griffin, of Mansfield, Georgia, in what was the first ... Afghan Police Women Kills US Contractor - Canadian Content Forums

forums.canadiancontent.net/.../113435-afghan-police-women-kills-us.ht...‎ Dec 26, 2012 - 1 post - 1 author On Monday Nargas shot 49-year-old Joseph Griffin, of Georgia, in what has become a trend of insider attacks by Afghans against their foreign ... Mansfield Newswire (Page 2) - Topix

www.topix.com/wire/city/mansfield-ga/p2‎ Dec 27, 2012 - 20 posts - 3 authors The policewoman, identified as Sgt. Nargas, shot Joseph Griffin, of Mansfield, Georgia, on Monday, in the first such shooting by a woman in the ... Afghan policewoman who shot US official is Iranian, mentally ...

www.indianexpress.com/news/afghan-policewoman...is.../1050226/‎ Dec 26, 2012 - The policewoman, identified as Sgt Nargas, shot 49-year-old Joseph Griffin, of Mansfield, Georgia, on Monday, in the first such shooting by a ... Afghanistan: Woman Who Killed American Is Iranian | Military.com

www.military.com/.../afghanistan-woman-who-killed-american-is-iranian...‎ Dec 26, 2012 - The policewoman, identified as Sgt. Nargas, shot 49-year-old Joseph Griffin, of Mansfield, Georgia, on Monday, in the first such shooting by a ... Insider woman is Iranian - This Ain't Hell

thisainthell.us/blog/?p=33373&cpage=1‎ Dec 25, 2012 - The policewoman, identified as Sgt. Nargas, shot 49-year-old Joseph Griffin, of Mansfield, Georgia, on Monday, in the first such shooting by a ... US Police Mentor Joseph Griffin killed in Kabul shooting ... - Zimbio

www.zimbio.com/.../Police+Mentor+Joseph+Griffin+killed+Kabul‎ Dec 25, 2012 - 49-year-old Joseph Griffin, from Mansfield, Georgia, was shot and killed ... His killer was a policewoman identified only as Sergeant Nargas, an ... Afghan policewoman involved in the latest green-on-blue attack ...

www.smartwar.org/.../afghan-policewoman-involved-in-the-latest-green-...‎ Dec 24, 2012 - ... attack in December, an Afghan policewoman named Nargis shot and killed an American contractor named Joseph Griffin in Kabul.

My Way News - Afghanistan: Woman who killed American is Iranian apnews.myway.com/article/20121225/DA3CRLUG2.html‎ Dec 25, 2012 - The policewoman, identified as Sgt. Nargas, shot 49-year-old Joseph Griffin, of Mansfield, Georgia, on Monday, in the first such shooting by a ... View Entire Story - World - FOX News

world.foxnews.mobi/quickPage.html?page=26264&content...1‎ The policewoman, identified as Sgt. Nargas, shot 49-year-old Joseph Griffin, of Mansfield, Georgia, on Monday, in the first such shooting by a woman in the ... Afghan bomber attacks near major US base - York Dispatch

www.yorkdispatch.com/ci_22260588/websubscribe‎ Dec 26, 2012 - 25, 2012, the Interior Ministry said a policewoman, identified as Sgt. Nargas, who shot and killed 49-year-old Joseph Griffin in Kabul on Monday ... Bomber, 3 Afghans killed in suicide attack at US base - News

news.msn.com/.../bomber-3-afghans-killed-in-suicide-attack-at-us-base‎ Dec 26, 2012 - The policewoman, identified as Sgt. Nargas, shot 49-year-old Joseph Griffin, of Mansfield, Ga., on Monday, in the first such shooting by a ... Afghanistan: Woman who killed American is a native Iranian

www.kypost.com/.../Afghanistan-Woman-who-killed-American-is-a-nati...‎ Dec 25, 2012 - The policewoman, identified as Sgt. Nargas, shot 49-year-old Joseph Griffin, of Mansfield, Ga., on Monday, in the first such shooting by a ... Afghan bomber attacks at gate of major U.S. base - Tehran Times

www.tehrantimes.com/.../104437-afghan-bomber-attacks-major-us-base‎ Dec 26, 2012 - The policewoman, identified as Sgt. Nargas, shot 49-year-old Joseph Griffin, of Mansfield, Georgia, on Monday, in the first such shooting by a ...

www.delawareonline.com | Printer-friendly article page www.delawareonline.com/print/usatodayarticle/1791483‎ Dec 26, 2012 - The policewoman, identified as Sgt. Nargas, shot 49-year-old Joseph Griffin, of Mansfield, Georgia, on Monday, in the first such shooting by a ... Afghan bomber attacks near major US base - Boston.com

www.boston.com/news/world/asia/2012/12/26/afghan.../story.html‎ Dec 26, 2012 - 25, 2012, the Interior Ministry said a policewoman, identified as Sgt. Nargas, who shot and killed 49-year-old Joseph Griffin in Kabul on Monday ... Afghan official: Policewoman who killed U.S. contractor is from ...

www.pashtunforums.com/.../afghan-official-policewoman-who-killed-u-...‎ Dec 25, 2012 - 6 posts - 4 authors The policewoman, identified as Sgt. Nargas, shot 49-year-old Joseph Griffin, of Mansfield, Georgia, on Monday, in the first such shooting by a ...


 * Delete Absolutely no long-standing coverage. I like how the sole keep arguments discredits the claim that this article fails WP:NEVENT by providing lots of sources - that were made December 2012. Beerest355 Talk
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 * Delete per nom. Fails EVENT like so many other senseless killings over there. Clarityfiend (talk) 00:36, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and WP:EVENT SOXROX (talk) 14:04, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and WP:EVENT. Also note that many of the cited news articles are actually just syndication of the same two or three, at most, original articles via multiple Web-based news outlets.  Syndication, even widely, does not make a story notable, sad as this story is.  — Dwpaul (talk) 02:12, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
 * P.S. - If it is such a notable story, why does the article here consist of only two sentences, of which one consists entirely of speculation without sources? Is that really all that is known about this incident?  Could nothing more in the way of facts be gleaned from those many articles cited above? — Dwpaul (talk) 02:21, 15 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Delete. Not that notable; fails WP:EVENT (WP:ROUTINE). See also WP:MURDEROF.  Ignatz mice•talk 14:34, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Delete - I am very sorry for his family's loss, at such a senseless crime. However, the ongoing consensus here at WP is that only the most famous murders, those getting national attention for more than three days, are included here.  All the sources you found were published over a three-day period.  Even the killings of otherwise non-notable people can become notable later on, see Murder of Kitty Genovese and Shooting of Trayvon Martin.  If his killer is ever tracked down, it would likely become notable, and then we could re-create the article. Bearian (talk) 17:24, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
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