The Media is Too Quick To Jump.... Again
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by user BigPPup
After the ramifications of the Duke Lacrosse scandal you would think that the media would be more skeptical about attacking athletes and burying them when linked to allegations. That left a black eye for many in the media, and the vowed to change their ways and not cast stones till all the facts have come in. Well that lasted all of a month.
A few weeks back Terry “Tank” Johnson of the Chicago Bears was pulled over for speeding, and then arrested for a DUI. While no charges had been pressed at the time and they awaited test results, the Chicago Bears cut Johnson, stating that he was an embarrassment to the team. The media went on to bury Tank as an idiot, who could not learn from the error of his ways.
Well here we sit a few weeks later, and guess what…. Tank had a blood alcohol level of .072 that is bellow the legal limit of .08. Okay yeah so he had a few drinks but he was not under the influence. Yeah he was speeding but who doesn’t have a speeding ticket? So I’ll be man enough to step up and say, yup… Tank was right and he was wrongly cut by the Bears.
Now who will give him another chance?
