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February 16, 2005

Kids these days

When I interviewed Globe columnist, Christie Blatchford, she said "I think crime is inherently sensational because it deals with death or rape or pedophilia or whatever. You're dealing with things that are unpleasant and stark and gripping but does that mean you shouldn't write about them?"

We spoke at the end of January when the Johnathan trial was still going on. This morning, I awoke to news that Justice Watt declared the trial a mistrial because the key witness, a 15-year-old girl, made posting on the web site, VampireFreaks.com, that contradicted her testimony.

I was getting a little tired of Christie's three or four columns a week about the trial but this startling turn has made it far more interesting and reeled me in again. The story of poor Johnathan's murder is truly stranger than fiction and with its sensationalization it has all the makings of a feature film to further glamourize the situation.

(x-posted to RRJ Blog)

Posted on February 16, 2005 in Books & Journalism | Permalink