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LESSONS LEARNED

Submitted by ub on

Police say reporters are “stalking” officers by knocking on doors to request comments on said public safety officials.

That’s ludicrous to anyone familiar with journalism. The Police have often had run-ins with the media and have a tense relationship with local journalists. But complaining about reporters doing their job when they were seeking fairness in their stories is a new low for cops.
Reporters who knocked on officers’ doors to get comments and “ensure fairness and accuracy” were doing their jobs, not “stalking”
Journalists who knocked on officers’ doors to get comments and “ensure fairness and accuracy” are doing their jobs, not “stalking”
I learned that fighting with the cops is useless. They have guns and will use them.