en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/341218 Comments by take http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/40433342.html#IDComment16209080 Great! now journalism has become worse then the government they are set in place to protect us from. Freedom of the Press is supposed to allow the layman, viewer, citizens to come to their own conclusion, But how can we come to a conclusion other then the reporters when inflammatory statements like "beat" no sorry Paddle. is used. I never Paddle my kids nor have i ever been Paddled but I understand the difference between Beat and Paddle. Rodney king was not Paddled. Marcus Jefferson, from Bakersfield was not Paddled by the BPD. Neither have the countless of minority teens walking home from a night out in South Bakersfield been Paddled. They were BEAT. Why doesnt' your station "hold Accountable" BPD. Too many friends would be uncomfortable with that right News Director. Lets make it clear the children were not hurt enough to spend the night in a hospital, Where they? NO! But you never mention that. I had a zit that lasted longer then a week. but I'm not in dire straits, but your reporters unbiasness is. Thanks for holding those in authority accoutable, I mean thanks for sensational journalism! Thu, 5 Mar 2009 03:22:42 +0000 http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/40433342.html#IDComment16209080