A young man uses the lines from his local newspaper to set up a bookmaking operation in the local town pub. A law officer comes in and arrests the bookmaker and players. The next day the headline in the newspaper says: "John Doe Arrested for Bookmaking and Hank Smith Arrested for Illegally Betting." Hypocrisy you say? The very newspaper that carried the lines now is carrying this headline.
Saturday, November 05, 2005
Do Newspapers Promote Gambling?
A young man uses the lines from his local newspaper to set up a bookmaking operation in the local town pub. A law officer comes in and arrests the bookmaker and players. The next day the headline in the newspaper says: "John Doe Arrested for Bookmaking and Hank Smith Arrested for Illegally Betting." Hypocrisy you say? The very newspaper that carried the lines now is carrying this headline.
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