a reporter's reporter

[blondebomber]

Somebody on here either is Canzano or damn close to him. These posts seem ianane to me, but for some reason they're striking nerves.

 

[awriter]

jmac, leave boom alone. he's smart sometimes and then other times he can't follow simple logic.

boom: the guy isn't debating the nba. he's asking questions about journalism. jmac has a deep interest in journalism, the good and the bad.

jmac, there was nothing wrong with your question. it's a reflex reaction for some whenever race is brought up in a way that makes them uncomfortable they throw down the "race card" cliche.

The problem is there is absolutely no evidence -- none -- to suggest that Canzano is a racist.

There really is no "problem." Please note - yet again - that the question I asked, as an aside, and defined as "rhetorical," was phrased very carefully, and in no way states, hints or indicates that I was talking about Canzano. I was asking if anyone shared my discomfort about "stories like these."

OK, I believe you. And I understand the concern about "stories like these." But if a player is being investigated for sexual assault and or is arrested or whatever, we can't ignore it. Race has nothing to do with it. And in Portland, behavior has been an issue for ... how many years?