Filed under: My Soapbox
Here’s the backstory: The Mayor of Jackson and his two bodyguards went to this “crackhouse” and tore it down. Vigilante style, like with hammers and stuff. So, they go on trial in state court and they’re found not guilty. Of course, the feds want to flex their muscles, too, so they charge the three of them with violation of the crackhomeowners civil rights.
During the federal investigation/trial proceedings, one of the bodyguards surprisingly pleads guilty and agrees to testify against the Mayor — his boy. No one knew why, I’m not sure that anyone cared. And this was about 6 months ago. In fact, I’m not positively convinced that anyone cares about the whole trial thing.
This morning I wake up to my favorite news channel, and here’s the report: The bodyguard was supposedly involved in some gay/transvestite sex thing and the feds found out. They threatened to make this information public unless the guy rolls over on the Mayor (no pun intented), so that’s exactly what he did in order to keep his business out the street.
My question: If this man was willing to sacrifice his freedom to keep people from finding out this “secret”, then why would you then report it on the news? This man has a family and probably some children, a mom, a dad, and undoubtedly it is enough that they have to go through this whole public trial thing. Then to add insult to injury, you go an report that the man has been having gay/tranvestite sex.
Is that really news? Why would you do that?
