Sunday, September 9, 2007

Both sides of the story

A student at the University of Arizona was on the receiving end of two stun gun blasts outside of Arizona Stadium on Saturday. The article talks about how the student became combative and assaulted a police officer (according to the police report). The student was turned away from the game because the student section was oversold. I cannot believe that the reporter did not get a comment that would illustrate the frustration on behalf of students who were turned away.

In no way am I condoning what the student did, but the reporter has an obligation to get both sides of the story. Even if the student who was stunned and arrested could not comment, someone else who was turned away could have expressed similar feelings. I just think that the reporting job could have been more thorough.

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