Shocking arrest
When I got word of the arrest of a prominent city figure who's recently been in some of my news stories, it was when an editor told me that the man was in jail. I was standing in line waiting for a civil court record, and everyone turned to stare at me when I said aloud, "In jail?!" Apparently, my shock was obvious.Being a reporter is a weird thing. You write stories, some of them compassionate and heart-felt. You interview people, get to know them a little bit and unintentionally size them up. Every once in a great while, one of those people gets arrested. You are left reeling and stunned.
And that's when it actually helps to be a reporter. You shove mental thoughts aside, except for the "innocent until proven guilty" one. You don't have to decide anything, and you're not supposed to. It's actually a relief.
**Note: I deleted the URL because it wasn't working. Look for the working one Wednesday morning on the front page of lodinews.com.**
Posted by Layla at 2:45 PM, September 14, 2004
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