Anyone Watch Will Smith Story on KATC News Tonight? (1 Viewer)

[St. PJ]

Will Smith's wife worked for Judge Keaty. Her connection to Smith and his wife is through the wife. I highly doubt that she would have released him from jail unless Smith's wife explained the situation and she realized that this was not domestic violence and that he had been arrested by mistake. Of course, KATC doesn't tell you that Judge Keaty knew Smith through his wife, which is crucial information in that (a) it means she did not release him because she was awestruck by his celebrity; and (b) she would likely have thought twice about releasing a man who abused her friend and employee. In that context, however, you've just got a violation of a statute requiring a $1,000 bond, and we don't even know what the statute is and if any discretion is allowed whatsoever. If the release was improper then it was improper, but this appears to me to be much less of a story than they want you to think it is.

Which is exactly why I started this thread. It looked like KATC's attempt at sensationalism. It's more disgusting when you see it on the local news than in the national media. I want to barf when I hear their music and their saying "this is the news" or "this is the real news" or whatever it is. Like what they're reporting is of such serious gravity, and like its actual breaking news. Aww, a cat was just rescued from a tree.

 

[saints5021]

I don't know about you guys, but if he doesn't get suspended, I am donating to that judge's re-election.

 

[State Of Affairs]

I haven't trusted local media ever since KATC ran a story about a situation on a project I was in charge of and knew all the details involved. The reporter got all the facts wrong. He reported everything he was told by a crazy malcontent that did everything he could possibly do to find a reason to sue us. They ran the story without even bothering to check the facts.

There were so many media reports on that project that were wrong, that it's hard for me to believe anything anything I read or hear in the news. Their investigative journalism is neither.

I can tell a story in the same line as the one you told about the "news" that happened to my business.... It made me realize that you can't believe anything that you read... It's all complete nonsense.... They tell the story the way that makes it most appealing to the people, which is generally gossip, sensationalized, exaggerations and half truths...

Believe nothing you see on the news.... It's not much different then the Hollywood "based on a true story" approach... They take the info which is basically and then create an interesting story from there.. and it doesn't matter who it hurts....

 

[State Of Affairs]

Having worked law enforcement in Louisiana, I couldn't agree more. Just because the corruption serves you doesn't mean it's a okay. There's nothing good about it.

Great point.... Cuz for every person that befits from the corruption, there are generally several more that get hurt from it.. I realize that life isn't fair but when you're playing against a stacked deck, it's complete nonsense...