Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Leo Morris Swats Indy STAR Managing Editor
Leo Morris mocked the Managing Editor of the Indianapolis STAR Monday for the column the editor had written in Sunday's Star.
Leo wrote his comments in a piece called "Indianapolis Saved!" for his weblog "Opening Arguments."
Indiana Parley had the same reaction Leo did when we read Dennis Ryerson's column Sunday. However, IP made the judgment that it would take too much space to explain Mr. Ryerson; after all, this hasn't been the first time we've looked askance at one of his columns.
A brief summary of Ryerson's puffed-up column:
Yes, Mr. Ryerson, I suppose you'd like to think so. However, we'd like to think that you don't have a very good understanding of the way police officers carry out their jobs and that you owe Sheriff Anderson, in particular, and all Indiana police officers, in general, an apology.
Leo wrote his comments in a piece called "Indianapolis Saved!" for his weblog "Opening Arguments."
Indiana Parley had the same reaction Leo did when we read Dennis Ryerson's column Sunday. However, IP made the judgment that it would take too much space to explain Mr. Ryerson; after all, this hasn't been the first time we've looked askance at one of his columns.
A brief summary of Ryerson's puffed-up column:
- The Indianapolis Star supports the combination of the Indy Police and the Marion County Sheriff.
- The Mayor has cut back the number of Indianapolis police officers over the last year and had threatened to cut back more if the merger of the police agencies was not passed.
- There is a crime wave now hitting Indianapolis of armed robberies and murders.
- The Sheriff, who had opposed the merger until the last minute, was completely oblivious to the crime wave.
- The Star, in the crusading journalist fashion of days gone by, brought the crime wave to the attention of the community and its leaders.
- Sheriff Frank Anderson announced that several suspects have been apprehended thought to have committed many of the robberies.
- Sheriff Anderson was only moved to action by the pressure created by the crusading journalists at the Star.
- This all shows why the merger is the solution to the crime now plaguing Indy (even though the proponents of the merger say that it will take at least 3 years to implement).
The sheriff then realized the jig was up -- "Gadzooks, the newspaper is onto us!" -- and immediately arrested nine suspects thought to be responsible for 30 robberies. The newspaper editor went home and slept snugly, pleased that once again journalism had saved the city.Ryerson had written: "Was there a connection between [the Star's] story and the announcement of the arrests? I'd like to think so."
God, we can be insufferable. How do you people put up with us?
Yes, Mr. Ryerson, I suppose you'd like to think so. However, we'd like to think that you don't have a very good understanding of the way police officers carry out their jobs and that you owe Sheriff Anderson, in particular, and all Indiana police officers, in general, an apology.
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I had pretty much the same reaction to that column. I think "arrogance" may be the most descriptive word applicable. Like the old story about whether the man thought ignorance and apathy were significant problems in society. He answered, "I don't know and I don't care." At the Star it is ignorance and arrogance.
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