(Link goes to archived site - I’m not giving Reason the traffic for the *ahem* reasons explained below.)
This doesn’t make the least bit of sense for a whole list of reasons:
- The kid was in the backyard when he was rounded up by police.
- The parents are not identified, despite facing felony charges. Felony charges are a matter of public record.
- “Cindy” said she was fired, but later recanted and said her job was “on the line” instead. (Again, don’t want to give any clicks.)
- A professional journalist asked Skenazy to give him some details to verify the story, but Skenazy refused, saying, “[T]he mother might lose her job.”
- The story consistently refers to Florida’s Child Protective Services, except Florida’s version of CPS is the Department of Children and Families. To the allegedly aggrieved parents’ credit, at least they correctly call it DCF.
- I’m only seeing this pop up on a few right-wing blogs, no local newspapers or TV stations come up in a cursory Google search.
It’s not unusual for journalists to hide names for one reason or another, but to turn away an actual journalist from a super-juicy story like this where they can not only verify everything but also give this story wider exposure makes it seem like there’s a lot to hide. Especially after you were given a major boost in visibility on The Daily Show.
In case anyone is curious, this was written at 5am and queued for around 5pm.
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