I wrote last week about the Houston Chronicle’s incomplete description of an at-large suspect. I’m still troubled by the implications there, but there have been further developments in the story itself.
It turns out the boy made the story up. (I wrote more here.)
Which of the following presents a bigger hazard to society, do you think?
1. PC-driven, incomplete descriptions of at-large suspects, or
2. Jaded cynicism that results when people cry “wolf”.
Myself, I think it’s #2. Unfortunately, I don’t think there’s any way to avoid it.