That's the problem with the newspaper story -- it was written to enflame rather than illuminate. In order to give the story "drama" and "human appeal," the reporter focused on the anguish of the restaurant owner-in-the expense of pertinent facts about the legislation that led to the confiscation. That's bad, unbalanced reporting, in my opinion. But then, most American news media -- the "infotainment industry" -- is that way. (Have you noticed how shouting has replaced rational debate and analsyis on talk radio and TV news commentary shows?) Sure, we can blame the media conglomerates for this. But the blame really rests on the American public, who keep demanding the lowest common demoninator in everything.
Chris Scharpf
Baltimore
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