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Problems with Organization and General Tone of this article[edit]
The introduction of this article states the general consensus that Sacco and Vanzetti were unfairly tried and convicted, but states that later analyses have both 'clouded the case' suggesting they may in fact have been guilty, and 'added doubt to their culpability' suggesting later evidence continues to exonerate them. This is a little confusing, but I have no particular problem with it.
However, the body of the article is full of either excessively detailed or ambiguous (often without citation) sentences that look like attempts to cast doubt on Sacco and Vanzetti's innocence, and the article reads in general like it has been written by an amateur cold warrior attempting to re-litigate the case (perhaps out of a personal vendetta against anarchism as an ideology--the phrase 'admitted anarchist' in the background section, as if anarchism is a kind of crime or fault, reveals this bias). It does not read as a summary of secondary sources but as an original synthesis of primary and secondary sources attempting to overturn the consensus (stated accurately in the introduction) that the two were unfairly tried, convicted, and executed.
It might help organizationally to create a separate "Alternative Viewpoints" or "Evidence of Guilt" section where the editor or editors who are intent on arguing Sacco and Vanzetti's guilt can gather whatever details and evidence they would like, and the general population can read through that evidence with transparency as to the intentions of those editors. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.75.1.141 (talk) 05:19, 28 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
In the introductory section, the end of the 2nd paragraph states that major demonstrations were held in『Tokyo, Sydney, Melbourne, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Dubai, Montevideo, Johannesburg, and Auckland.』The citation is not from a Portuguese source, and, additionally, how did Dubai stage a protest? The entirety of the UAE before unification was under 1 million people, and this puts the entire source in doubt. SureStrike1943 (talk) 17:43, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The article doesn't really mention the way that Italian-American organizations reacted to the trial. Unico National isn't mentioned at all, even though it's a major Italian-American organization that was founded in the wake of the trial in order to demonstrate Italian-American patriotism. Did UNICO support or oppose the execution? There's no mention in either article. I think incorporating more info into the article about the Italian-American communal response would be appropriate. Bohemian Baltimore (talk) 03:44, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
level-5 vital article is rated B-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
