As the people of our great city become aware of the brazen abduction and barbaric murder of a fellow human being, I express my deepest condolences to Mr. Stark’s wife, children and entire family on the loss of their loved one.

They are the true victims of this heinous crime and our hearts go out to them. We must consider the feelings of a family who lost a cherished husband, father, son and brother.

The front page of today’s New York Post is particularly reprehensible. It serves no purpose other than to further victimize those affected by this vicious murder. A depraved act like this should never be publicized in a manner that does anything except help the grieving family cope, and assist law enforcement in bringing those responsible to justice.

Society must stand together to support victims of unspeakable crimes and I ask our news media to exercise responsible judgement when reporting such stories. The NY Post failed us today and owe all New Yorkers an apology.

(YWN Desk – NYC)