Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Salvatore Rivieri


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   merge to Baltimore Police Department. (non-admin closure) Ron Ritzman (talk) 23:37, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Salvatore Rivieri

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I think this is a pretty clear cut case of a WP:BLP1E. While I don't in any way condone the actions of Mr. Rivieri and am certainly not interested in whitewashing these incidents, the fact is that Mr. Rivieri was only in the news briefly for a couple of (closely related) occurrences. He's a non-notable beat cop who got some bad press due to his behavior--nothing more. Per BLP1E, when "reliable sources cover the person only in the context of a single event, and if that person otherwise remains, or is likely to remain, a low-profile individual, we should generally avoid having an article on them." That seems to be the case here (I'll add that the existence of two different videos does not change the fact that this is basically a "single event," with said event being the officer's perceived unprofessional behavior and the reaction to it). Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 08:49, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep - I once thought of proposing this article for deletion for the same reason suggested by the nom. But as I looked it over, I realized that the officer has come to media attention for two similar but separate events: the one involving the teen and the one involving the artist. Also, the one involving the teen especially was nationally publicized (see WP:Depth of coverage). Several months after it occurred, the YouTube video surfaced nationally, was presented on the front page of AOL News and other sites, and was used to make a case regarding the treatment of youth by officers (a lasting effect). A civil was to follow. I had also at one time considered merging this back into Baltimore Police Department from which it was split, but I found reason enough for this officer to have his own article. Sebwite (talk) 19:42, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
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 * Merge with and redirect to Baltimore Police Department. Per WP:EVENT, the event is notable enough to deserve a place in Wikipedia, however, there is currently no need for a stand-alone article on the person. Location (talk) 14:53, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
 * For what it's worth, as the nominator I'm also quite okay with this option and can help with the merge if the closing admin determines that this is where the consensus is. --Bigtimepeace | talk | contribs 07:53, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:29, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Merge into Baltimore Police Department, as per WP:BLP1E. Incident did not receive coverage on par with Rodney King or Abner Louima, which would have allowed for separate bios for the main protagonists in the incident. -- Pink Bull  22:25, 4 July 2010 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.