This sensationalism by our pseudo-newspaper borders on the criminal. It is another example of how the Reading Eagle is obviously run by editors clueless about news judgment and ethics. They do what they are told and seek to sell papers to keep their cushy jobs.
Which is going to hurt this guy’s life more – smoking pot at college or this story, that proudly reaches 114,000 readers?
Is the Eagle keeping track of all former athletes, and will it publish their photos every time they commit misdemeanors?
Or is this such a rare occurrence it deserves a 500-word story?
Or is this pretty much a lynching?
“Former standout athlete at Schuylkill Valley High School faces drug-possession charges”
The headline shows that the Eagle is so trapped in the Drug War sensibility that it still lumps all recreational substances in the same category, even with “pot” such a good headline word, and all its award-winning work on heroin addiction.
The cops, who apparently got a warrant after smelling smoke, didn’t even find any pot on him. “Police found a marijuana grinder with pot residue in a laundry basket in Yarde's room.”
It was in Indiana, Pa., on July 9, more than two weeks ago.
He was charged with misdemeanors.
He was sent a summons.
Was wondering the same thing Steve.
ReplyDeleteAfter totally failing to do any kind of legit reporting on two of the biggest stories to come down the pike in years (Tonya Focht's tragic death and the Reading cop lighting up the two punks who had the gun in their car), they decide it's open season on Manny Yarde.
I won't even go into the epic screw-ups with the premature reporting of the Birdsboro contractor's death after the horrific fall from the roof last week (and subsequent erroneous TOD in the print edition).
Ironically, I'm still waiting for any kind of follow-up to that crazy hit-and-run (which was a suspected DUI by police) in broad daylight down Penn Ave. in West Reading last April. Here's what Channel 69 had the day it happened:
http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-berks/Local/car-goes-up-on-sidewalk-in-west-reading/25493704
Then again, that guy probably wields a lot more influence than Manny Yarde.
Darryl you're amusing. No one even got hurt in that "horrific" 2014 crash that the Eagle also reported on. So all this time you've been waiting for a follow-up to a DUI hit-and-run? Wow. Get a life.
ReplyDeleteGuess I'll be waiting even longer for you to provide your name. Anyway, I'm sure Reinbrecht appreciates you reading his blog.
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