There are certains jokes that are out of place.
Our cops got the blame, but suspects and reporting citizens may have behaved poorly in both cases.
Agreed. I think the real problem here is that we're in a whole new ball game after 9-11 and with the war on in Iraq. Everybody's nervous, especially the cops who are going to be blamed for any screwup, and nobody's quite sure how much the rules have changed.
Which is why it's especially annoying when somebody like this reporter sets out to give the cops a hard time, and then is so offended when they give him one back. Everybody needs to show a little more good will here, especially the reporter.