2/27 - Will Franklin's side of the story.. Interesting.....

[tornado]

...So you think...

tell me this...
If you had heard there was an eyewitness to whatever happened,
and that the eyewitness was sitting right next to you and you've interviewed the guy many times before, and he's a known public figure,
and that you are a reporter for the paper,
then I would wonder why nobody asked him.
I am not saying there isn't a reason, I just don't know what it is?

[2bradleyfans]

Phil Luciano's column today seems like a slap in the face to Bradley Basketball.

After I read his opinion about the ongoing situation I felt disgruntled and lost my appetite for breakfast.

Bradley Basketball not a big deal? Well it's a big deal to me. Maybe that makes me lame or makes my life look shallow and unfulfilled. Bradley Basketball gives me pride in our community and something to look forward to when the days are so dreary and cold outside.

College basketball can be a great ambassador for a town too. I bet alot more people have heard of Spokane Washington and know where it is now compared to 15 years ago.

[Scouter]

tell me this...
If you had heard there was an eyewitness to whatever happened,
and that the eyewitness was sitting right next to you and you've interviewed the guy many times before, and he's a known public figure,
and that you are a reporter for the paper,
then I would wonder why nobody asked him.
I am not saying there isn't a reason, I just don't know what it is?

Perhaps they didn't know Franklin had any involvement? That's the most logical argument, but I don't know. People are assuming the PJS knew this all along. I think it'd be silly if they knew he was there, but didn't ask them.

I would venture to say the only reason they didn't publish it before was because they didn't know he was there. There's a good chance they may not have known WF was there since his name was never publically mentioned until the PJS saw him in the police report, which they apparently just obtained.

And if this was all so easy to find, how come NO OTHER MEDIA OUTLET IN THIS TOWN knew of or reported Franklin witnessing the incident?

[tornado]

maybe they don't read the message boards enough

[Scouter]

maybe they don't read the message boards enough

If you can show me anywhere on this board where Will Franklin was mentioned as a witness before this morning, be my guest.

[BUBraves2006]

If you can show me anywhere on this board where Will Franklin was mentioned as a witness before this morning, be my guest.

You are probably referencing a source other than the PJStar ... but this was known last night...

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PJStar- Ruffin Apologizes to fans for distraction & Witness named..
http://www.pjstar.com/php/index.php?...gizes_to_fans/

Quote:
"I apologize to our fans for the distraction that occured the past few days," Ruffin said to the crowd. "I just hope you still support me through this."
Quote:
Former Bradley teammate Will Franklin told police he was hanging out with Ruffin in the player's apartment at 908 N. Frink when White came to visit after midnight.

[shaunguth]

maybe they don't read the message boards enough

Yes....because we would be much better off if the local media got their "facts" from message boards!

[Scouter]

You are probably referencing a source other than the PJStar ... but this was known last night...

That is what I was referencing.

By "this morning" I meant this morning's paper.

[tornado]

scouter...those were the very posts the moderators have removed because they spoke of involvement by an individual before it was confirmed independently, but they have been on the board and you must have just missed them..........
and that is something we have rules about. read the rules...............we have to follow the rules

"discussion of players should be limited to their performance on court. Discussions of off-court issues involving players will be strictly limited to verifiable reports and discussions in good taste. Exceptions are granted only if the subject has been reported in the media or released by the University athletic department."

http://www.bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6689

[Scouter]

scouter...those were the very posts the moderators have removed because they spoke of involvement by an individual before it was confirmed independently, but they have been on the board and you must have just missed them..........
and that is something we have rules about. read the rules...............we have to follow the rules

"discussion of players should be limited to their performance on court. Discussions of off-court issues involving players will be strictly limited to verifiable reports and discussions in good taste. Exceptions are granted only if the subject has been reported in the media or released by the University athletic department."
http://www.bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6689

Fair enough. I guess I don't spend enough time on here searching for the "truth" and reading every post...

[tornado]

like Mr. Luciano, you should spend more time reading the message boards, they are the new Woodward and Bernstein, the torch bearers of the truth...

[Scouter]

like Mr. Luciano, you should spend more time reading the message boards, they are the new Woodward and Bernstein, the torch bearers of the truth...

You can't be taken seriously with that comparison. Sorry.

[Da Coach]

The internet worked to debunk the phony scheme by Dan Rather to push those phony Reserve unit papers off on the public.

And there have been numerous cases wher amateur internet users solved problems that stumped experts.

[Scouter]

The internet worked to debunk the phony scheme by Dan Rather to push those phony Reserve unit papers off on the public.

And there have been numerous cases wher amateur internet users solved problems that stumped experts.

In this case, such a comparison is not applicable.

[Da Coach]

Woodward & Bernstein- investigative journalists

The internet wonk in Georgia who studied the bad photocopies that Dan Rather and his so-called experts claimed were legitimate, and discovered that they could not have been typed on any typewriter of that era, and in fact were generated by a decades-later word-processor, is just as much of an investigative hero.

He showed Dan Rather how it should have been done.