Multiple police "sources" are now quoting Billy Joel lyrics to reporters, stating "We didn't start the fire" (footage from the air showed somebody lobbing things into the cabin, but they were too far away to say what it was... could have been tear gas, which could have accidentally ignited propane in the cabin, but we don't know, and the police are now denying doing it). Same sources say they heard a single gunshot inside the cabin before the fire started (I guess because you can't have a conspiracy without a single-bullet theory). Nobody can refute their claims.
I appreciate what you are saying Pgage, but in none of my journalism classes was I ever taught "Be a journalist unless it is dangerous, in which case be a coward." Once again -- big shock -- journalists failed in their responsibility to serve the public. They were there... they were on scene... they were in the skies above... they were there, and then they left. There is no way that isn't a failure on the part of the journalists. There is no way the police didn't overstep their boundaries by ordering journalists away. There is no way the police (and parent companies) didn't overstep their boundaries by ordering the media to stop posting on Twitter. I wish there was an actual news organization that owed its allegiance to no person, place, or thing and could faithfully execute the gathering and dissemination of what is really going on in the world. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
