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If I recall correctly, he reported it accurately on the news, at the time. A dozen years later, he tells a different story. Could be a number of reasons why, not all of them nefarious. Psychologists know that a sizeable percentage of people remember things incorrectly after a while, even significant events. Cops and lawyers know that witnesses can often be absolutely useless, as they get facts wrong. My wife's memory, which used to be irritatingly accurate, has now gone south to the point that she misremembers a lot of things. She'll argue 'til the end of the week that she's right, but she's not. Part of aging...
Who knows what the real story is? None of us, that's for sure. Doesn't stop (most of) us from throwing him under the bus, because we don't like the guy, or don't like the profession, or are just contrarians.
I'm not losing any sleep over this incident. Bigger fish to fry...
JR
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