>>That's why we keep an open mind until the facts come out. Not the he said/she said....
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>That (along with my basically frugal nature) is why I dropped all the cable "news" channels a couple of years ago.
>For every minute of news there were hours of speculation.
>Informed speculation can add real value- but not 24/7 the way they do it on those cable channels.

Cable news has taken the journalism of Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite down the rabbit hole. Agreed on that point. FWIW, though, I think it's pretty clear what happened. It takes real determination to believe the police version.