Why should the police put any effort into protecting the media's credibility? The media is out to hang the police and prosecutor too, for not charging Zimmerman. If I was in the police chief's shoes, I would consider the media to be my adversary - and anything I said would be excerpted and rearranged so it would make me appear unreasonable, stupid, biased, etc.
How it happened in Albany NY between 12/31/2011 and March 22, 2012.
ALBANY TIMES UNION
HEADLINE:”Fatal police shooting stirs rage”
Updated 04:04 p.m., Saturday, December 31, 2011
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Fatal-police-shooting-stirs-rage-2432592.php
HEADLINE: “Grand jury: Albany police shooting was justified”
Updated 06:48 a.m., Friday, March 23, 2012
Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Grand-jury-Albany-police-shooting-was-justified-3429301.php#ixzz1pzHG85QG
next move by “the community:”
HEADLINE: “Hoodies in the Hood’ march Saturday”
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By Scott Waldman
Published 05:35 p.m., Friday, March 23, 2012
Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Hoodies-in-the-Hood-march-Saturday-3430660.php#ixzz1pzITaGJ6