- I've been thinking lately about the long role that cop shows have had in spreading the impression that "arrested" = "guilty." But as Joe points out, there are also newscasts, which often repeat official/police statements as gospel.
- Watch how a local station reported on this case when Mr. Patel was arrested. 100% chance the woman who made these charges is a regular Fox News viewer terrified of the world around her. But the way this local station just presents it as fact that Patel is a monster? Infuriating tinyurl.com/y7twrjtv
- The role of local news in amplifying police narratives came up for us so many times over the years that we eventually just put all the pieces together into this:
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