So you "accidentally" get a text with newsworthy info ...

I wouldn't have run the Manziel text. Part of that is because I'm very sympathetic to all the paperwork and messages that lawyers have to ping around all day long and never be expected to make a mistake. And I also know how sacrosanct the attorney-client relationship is. It wasn't particularly news worthy. I'd have some mercy.

 

Playing devil's advocate, if you're at a weekly in Podunk, you probably don't want to piss off the football coach. On the flip side, if you're working for a weekly in Podunk, the work will make you miserable no matter what you do.

 

I wouldn't run it without an on the record call to the attorney to thoroughly discuss the contents of the text.

I'd press the hell out of him with questions.

It's not a slam dunk just to run it.

But you certainly can't ignore it.

 

If the agent makes a mistake and puts something out there that shouldn't be out there, don't you dare run it. But if the po po make a mistake and it means a murderer or rapist gets to walk, let him walk.

 

Why

I'm not following.

 

well Dickie you are sympathetic to the attorney-client relationship, we get that. but if the po po make a mistake and it means, letting a rapist or murderer walk, you are all good with that.

 

We have a Constitution.

 

Hillary fan I suppose?

 

Nailed it!

 

Yeah we do. And the attorneys are swamped with paperwork and the attorney-client relationship is sacrosanct so if they make a boo boo have some sympathy. But if the po po slip up, let that murderer walk. And if anyone doesn't like it pound salt.

 

Exactly. Sometimes you just have to remember that people are people and the story isn't worth the shitstorm it produces. This was one of those times when it really didn't matter.

What surprised me is that the Associated Press decided to run it. AP used to be widely respected and regarded as the authority when it came to news. But, I suppose since TMZ kicks their ass daily, they said to hell with their ethics and joined the chaos.

Very Disappointing. The way news is gathered and distributed has definitely changed, and not necessarily for the better.

 

Ten years ago, this never would've seen the light of day. Them's the times we live in.

(That's not to say this isn't newsworthy -- you have an attorney basically admitting his client is a fuckup. And he admitted to the text being his in the followup call.)