Reporters can be a royal pain in the ass. For public servants, a reporter is bad news waiting to happen. A reporter will probe, prod, plead, pester and then pounce on every flub. He will portray the beleaguered bureaucrat in a bad light. He will mangle a politician’s pithy phrase. Oh yeah, and one last thing — a reporter can be your only protection against a criminal justice system gone mad. The only buffer between you and the slammer. Your last shot at freedom.
Ask Jesus Mejia. On May 22, 2001, he was working at his auto repair shop in West Dallas, where he specializes in repairing carburetors. It was a day like any other until two Dallas police officers busted him for heavy cocaine dealing. The cops hauled off Mejia and the 14 kilos found in his 1965 Chevy pickup.
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