eir claims of innocence. Now that someone has actually confessed, particularly somebody that the press had not previously considered as a potential suspect, it seems that the media feels a necessity to In the case of JonBenet Ramsey accused killer, John Mark Karr, the media has found themselves in the unusual position of actually defending someone charged with a crime.

The media is normally quick to back acquisitions of wrong doing. O. J. Simpson, Robert Blake, Jim and Tammy Bakker, Tom DeLay, and others were quickly vilified by the press as soon as they fell under suspicion. Not so with Karr. Almost immediately following his confession, media giants began to deny that he could actually be the killer. Their behavior shows a shortcoming inherent in political and business leaders.

Soon after the lifeless six-year-old body was found in the Ramsey basement in Boulder, Colorado, the press honed in on her mother and father. The Ramseys were convicted in the court of public opinion despite their claims of innocence. Now that someone has actually confessed, particularly somebody that the press had not previously considered as a potential suspect, it seems that the media feels a necessity to

to back acquisitions of wrong doing. O. J. Simpson, Robert Blake, Jim and Tammy Bakker, Tom DeLay, and others were quickly vilified by the press as soon as they fell under suspicion. Not so with Karr. Almost immediately following his confession, media giants began to deny that he could actually be the killer. Their behavior shows a shortcoming inherent in political and business leaders.

Soon after the lifeless six-year-old body was found in the Ramsey basement in Boulder, Colorado, the press honed in on her mother and father. The Ramseys were convicted in the court of public opinion despite their claims of innocence. Now that someone has actually confessed, particularly somebody that the press had not previously considered as a potential suspect, it seems that the media feels a necessity to

Almost immediately following his confession, media giants began to deny that he could actually be the killer. Their behavior shows a shortcoming inherent in political and business leaders.

Soon after the lifeless six-year-old body was found in the Ramsey basement in Boulder, Colorado, the press honed in on her mother and father. The Ramseys were convicted in the court of public opinion despite their claims of innocence. Now that someone has actually confessed, particularly somebody that the press had not previously considered as a potential suspect, it seems that the media feels a necessity to

er the lifeless six-year-old body was found in the Ramsey basement in Boulder, Colorado, the press honed in on her mother and father. The Ramseys were convicted in the court of public opinion despite their claims of innocence. Now that someone has actually confessed, particularly somebody that the press had not previously considered as a potential suspect, it seems that the media feels a necessity to eir claims of innocence. Now that someone has actually confessed, particularly somebody that the press had not previously considered as a potential suspect, it seems that the media feels a necessity to overcome their earlier Ramsey conviction by proving Karr could not possibly have been the killer.

Politicians and business leaders are often in this position. They take a stand or form an opinion. After expounding prolifically about their opinion more information surfaces. Rather than acknowledging the new facts as having a potentially changing impact on their original position, they work hard to deny that the new facts are viable or feasible. They become more entrenched in their original position even though that original position begins to lose credibility. In many cases this will later cause them to embarrassingly have to admit that they were wrong. Of course admitting one's wrong is difficult so if a way can be found to avoid the submission, it becomes a favored path of omission.

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