I’ve been doing this job for more than 25 years and for the most part, I love it. I get to talk to interesting people, report on historic events, meet and interview famous artists, politicians and sports legends, and I get to attend fun and interesting events. But as much as I would like you to think otherwise, this job is not always fun. In fact, there are times it is down right crappy.
Both my grandfather and father, who were both newspaper publishers, once told me that in this business, if you don’t upset everyone at least once, you’re not doing your job right (I believe I am actually ahead of schedule with that). And when you do have a bad day, it will be horrible, horrendous, gruesome, terrible, ghastly and downright crappy.
As bad as the job can be at times, I never realized just how crappy this job was until last week when a reporter was arrested in Goodyear, Arizona for doing his job. And when I say he was doing his job, what I really mean is he was doing his business. And by doing business I mean he was doing number two on a front lawn. And for anyone who does not know what doing number two means, he was arrested for pooping on a lawn while on the job.
I realize that people want the straight poop from reporters but this may be a bit excessive.
The alleged crap-gate happened on the lawn belonging to a criminal suspect whose story the reporter was covering for the station he worked for. And as ridiculous as the pooping incident is, what makes it even more unusual and strange was that the story the guy was covering at the time was an update on a man accused of sacrificing his dog to appease God.
Is this really the kind of guy you want to piss off? Or should I say crap on?
For his crouch and crunch on the lawn, the reporter was handcuffed, taken to the police station and booked on charges of “public urination or defecation.” According to news sources, that charge is a Class 1 misdemeanor that is punishable by a fine of up to $2,500 or six months in jail, according to the paper.
That has to be the most expensive crap ever!
I wonder if the guy would have used a poop bag and cleaned up after himself if he would have still been arrested? I mean dogs crap on lawns all the time and they never get arrested.
Amazingly, the reporter didn’t let the arrest stop him from his journalistic duties. After being booked, he still managed to file his story.
At least he is dedicated to his crappy job!
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