"What kind of an embrace did her parents give Terri?"

[YellowRubberDuckie]

WHAT KIND OF FUCKING QUESTION IS THAT!? Good GOD! How dumb are journalists?
DUckie

[bigwillq]

1. Sometimes you have to ask dumb questions!

Don't hate on us journalists!:)

[YellowRubberDuckie]

2. Not all of you are dumb...

But Jesus Christ, why would you ask a stupid question like that?
Duckie

[jswordy]

6. There are no stupid questions...just unasked ones.

I'm a journalist, too. Yep, I'd ask. It would be a bit of factually based imagery and emotion I could add to my story that would make it less cut and dried, to describe the atmosphere in the room in her final moments and try to set the proper respectful tone, rather than just printing a dry recitation of facts. I know how to do my job well.

[jonnyblitz]

3. don't make excuses for THAT wacked shit.

:eyes:

[bigwillq]

5. Not an excuse

It's just the truth sometimes.

For example, in a story I wrote about a girl who tore her ACL, I had to ask "is she out for the season?" just so I can have confirmation of it on the record.

That was a stupid question, obviously she's going to be out for the season if she tore her ACL.

That's what I meant by it. I wasn't trying to defend those people.:)

[jonnyblitz]

7. "what kind of embrace?" is a much more irrelevent thing to know

than your example which is the "obvious" thing to ask for confirmation purposes. not a good analogy. that's all.

[bigwillq]

9. Agree, I don't think I would've asked that question

Hope you get my point, sometimes you have to ask obvious even dumb questions.

[jswordy]

4. Rest in peace, Terry. And let the healing of the living begin. n/t

[bridgit]

8. american journalism asks no pertinent questions...

:shrug:

[short bus president]

10. A tight squeeze,

as they held her finally dead body upside down and shook it to see if any more money might fall out...