Good. I'm glad someone said it. This is from the "Today I
learned" section of Reddit and it's making the rounds: "Today I
learned, the reason so many crazy news articles begin with, "A
Florida man/woman..." is because the media have unrestricted
access to Florida police reports"Not that I'm defending Florida,
but everywhere else you go, records are sealed tight to the
media so you don't get to learn about your nutty neighbors. PS -
they're still nutty. They just have privacy to be nutty. Good
Reddit spotting, Ethan.* It's kinda crazy when you think about
it though:* if YOUR neighbors are nutty... and if you're not in
Florida... there's a chance you may never get to find out. O_O
In NJ where I came from all we had was rumors to go by.* Only
the REALLY EXTREME things made it to the news.* The rest?*
Buried. Probably better that way honestly.* I'd rather NOT know
what's going on around me sometimes :P
* Well, same thing holds true. They can't do ANYTHING and not
get spotted.* All of the police reports are OPEN to the public.*
All of them. So if a cop does something wrong in MOST places,
you never get to find out.* In Florida, we find out. So I don't
think they're crazier here; they just have no way to hide their
behavior like they can in other states.
