Impersonating a reporter

Deleted mine, because you did start the thread. I had no clue that had been on the board before, either, so this was news to me.

 

I hope the reporter cold-cocked the sonuvabitch afterward.

 

If he gets seven years for impersonating a reporter at a Mets' game, how many years should th eMets get for impersonating a major-league franchise during the 1990s?

 

*cough, cough*

 

I think the interesting question is where an impersonating a reporter law originated and what it's intent was for. Surely, it wasn't to prosecute people who fake their way into sporting events. Do reporters actually yield such privilege in New York that there is cause for this law?

Further, what makes someone a journalist? It's not like this industry has a certification body or bar exam or anything. Is it a journalism degree, is it the quality of the media outlet you work with, where's the line?

 

Wow. Starman justice has crept into MLB.