Posted by
Kharmin on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 12:31:09 PM
Previously, I have pointed out how the Associated Press misrepresents their stories (see my blog post
here). Well, not surprisingly, they continue to do so. Observe the following headline:
Officer wrecks squad car 29 minutes into job
So, what are we to expect from this story? On whom does the fault for the accident fall? The police officer? Well, let's read the story, then, and see if we can't find the truth (inasmuch as AP cares to report such):
Jul 16, 2:06 AM (ET) HOBART, Ind. (AP) - Police officer Tim Pochron's first day on the job
went poorly: Less than a half-hour into it, his squad car was wrecked
in a crash.
Pochron was inside his house at 12:29 a.m. Monday when someone hit his
new squad car parked outside, as well as a tree, police said.
Oh, so it wasn't the police officer's fault? How were we to know that based on the headline? But wait, there's more:
The driver tested positive for drugs, was arrested and taken to a hospital, police said.
Not only was the police officer not at fault (heck, he wasn't even in the car!), but the one who caused all of the ruckus tested positive for drugs. Imagine that.
I have a better headline for you AP: Driver under influence of narcotics crashes into parked police cruiser.
Honesty is usually the best policy. Somehow, I'm not so sure that the Associated Press even has a policy.