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Anonymous sources are as trustworthy as the voices inside the homeless man's head, only he knows if they're there or not. Unfortunately the news have brainwashed themselves (and us) that journalistic integrity exists on some plane of existence. We should, therefore, simply trust this journalist, whom no one knows, that this other guy, whom no one knows, knows someone who told him the secret truth about this guy who people actually DO know. It's amazing how sketchy that sounds suddenly huh?
Look, you can say what you want about the good these can do. They can direct the investigator to uncover dangerous things, this is true. However, there is a reason you MUST stand in public in a trial if you want your testimony to be heard. It is a foundation of our government and society that accusations can be defended against those who toss them out. It is impossible to defend oneself against a ghost whom no one is certain even ever existed outside of the reporter's mind.
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"Smite the rocks with the rod of knowledge, and fountains of unstinted wealth will gush forth." - Ashbel Smith as he laid the first cornerstone of the University of Texas
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