BlackTerrel
07-12-2010, 12:20 AM
This story was the front page on Yahoo just now and I noticed an interesting trend. I'm not interested in the story itself but this part in bold.
NASSAU, Bahamas – For two years he stayed a step ahead of the law — stealing cars, powerboats and even airplanes, police say, while building a reputation as a 21st-century folk hero. But Colton Harris-Moore's celebrity became his downfall.
Witnesses on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera recognized the 19-year-old dubbed the "Barefoot Bandit" and called police, who captured him Sunday after a high-speed boat chase, Bahamas Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade said at a celebratory news conference in Nassau, the capital.
Greenslade said shots were fired during the water chase but he did not say who fired them. He also said Harris-Moore was carrying a handgun that he tried to throw away.
Another senior police official, however, said police fired to disable the motor on the suspect's stolen boat, and that Harris-Moore threw his gun in the water. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case, also said that police recovered a laptop and a GPS locator from the suspect.
This happens every time there is a high profile case. Why can't cops keep their mouths shut to the press when they aren't allowed to - or is it more a ploy and the cops want to release this "anonymous info". This is not an isolated incident, it happens constantly and you'd think if private companies can enforce it the police should be able to enforce it.
Lots of press and media would love to find out new details about the next iPhone or the next XBox but you never hear "a Microsoft/Apple/whatever employee spoke on the condition of anonymity". Those companies know how to keep their employees quiet - why can't the police?
NASSAU, Bahamas – For two years he stayed a step ahead of the law — stealing cars, powerboats and even airplanes, police say, while building a reputation as a 21st-century folk hero. But Colton Harris-Moore's celebrity became his downfall.
Witnesses on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera recognized the 19-year-old dubbed the "Barefoot Bandit" and called police, who captured him Sunday after a high-speed boat chase, Bahamas Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade said at a celebratory news conference in Nassau, the capital.
Greenslade said shots were fired during the water chase but he did not say who fired them. He also said Harris-Moore was carrying a handgun that he tried to throw away.
Another senior police official, however, said police fired to disable the motor on the suspect's stolen boat, and that Harris-Moore threw his gun in the water. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case, also said that police recovered a laptop and a GPS locator from the suspect.
This happens every time there is a high profile case. Why can't cops keep their mouths shut to the press when they aren't allowed to - or is it more a ploy and the cops want to release this "anonymous info". This is not an isolated incident, it happens constantly and you'd think if private companies can enforce it the police should be able to enforce it.
Lots of press and media would love to find out new details about the next iPhone or the next XBox but you never hear "a Microsoft/Apple/whatever employee spoke on the condition of anonymity". Those companies know how to keep their employees quiet - why can't the police?