But, in a fit of morbid curiosity, I found myself clicking on a headline that read something to the effect of "first tabloid whistleblower found dead." I thought that was interesting. What moron thought it was a good idea to have what is most likely the most well-lit witness to this whole thing whacked? "What a maroon," I thought, and clicked on over. Unfortunately, Actual Work happened and it was a few moments before I got a look at the page I landed on, and by the time I got back the headline was a far stretch from what I clicked on. "London police feel the heat in UK hacking scandal."
(By the by, didn't article headlines used to be proper nouns and, thus, capitalized?)
Paying only a little attention to that, I read through the article, and found myself frustrated as I scanned through looking for something about a dead witness through paragraph after paragraph of nonsense about the tabloid and folks whose asses are in a heap of trouble. The one and only mention of a dead whistleblower is this little gem:
One of the first voices to blow the whistle on the phone hacking — former News of the World journalist Sean Hoare — was found dead Monday in Watford, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northwest of London. Police said the death was being treated as unexplained but was not considered suspicious, according to Britain's Press Association.
Unexplained, but not considered suspicious? Just what in the Wide World of Fuck is wrong with Scotland Yard these days? To many blows to the head while practicing with the only weapon they're allowed to carry (hint: they aren't pistol-whipping anyone)?
Anyone else hear this music in their heads right now?
tweaker
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Feel free to drop a line. You don't have to keep it clean - God knows, I won't - but keep it above the belt.