Agree. Don't know when this sort of thing started to become so common, but it seems to be the norm these days. Total waste of time.
BTW, here in L.A. there has been a horrible murder of a woman by a long-time captain of the Fire Department (think his rank was captain; definitely a senior FD guy, though). Evidence seems to show that he dragged her at the back of his car for several blocks. The trail of blood, body tissue and even tire marks led from where the body was found to the guy's house. He was home when arrested yesterday.
What I want to point out about this is the absolute untrustworthiness of the media. Yesterday, before the cops had a chance to nail down the ID of the victim and notify the family, some local reporter managed to get the license plate number of the woman's car (still parked near the scene) and got the ID info from DMV. The reporter goes to the woman's house. The woman's 12-13-year-old daughter opens the door, and the reporter shoves a mic in her face and asks about the murder of the child's mother.
Never, ever trust the media.
I hate the media. I absolutely detest them. They don't care who they hurt including children in their quest to get a story.