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[August 30, 2007] Richard Jewell, 44, Hero of Atlanta Attack, Dies
NY Times ^ | August 30, 2007 | KEVIN SACK

Posted on 03/24/2012 6:06:07 PM PDT by hiho hiho

Richard A. Jewell, whose transformation from heroic security guard to Olympic bombing suspect and back again came to symbolize the excesses of law enforcement and the news media, died Wednesday at his home in Woodbury, Ga. He was 44.

The heavy-set Mr. Jewell, with a country drawl and a deferential manner, became an instant celebrity after a bomb exploded in Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta in the early hours of July 27, 1996,

Only minutes earlier, Mr. Jewell, who was working a temporary job as a guard, had spotted the abandoned green knapsack that contained the bomb, called it to the attention of the police, and started moving visitors away from the area.

But three days later, he found himself identified in an article in The Atlanta Journal as the focus of police attention, leading to several searches of his apartment and surveillance by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and by reporters who set upon him, he would later say, “like piranha on a bleeding cow.”

The investigation by local, state and federal law enforcement officers lasted until late October 1996 and included a number of bungled tactics, including an F.B.I. agent’s effort to question Mr. Jewell on camera under the pretense of making a training film.

In October 1996, when it became obvious that Mr. Jewell had not been involved in the bombing, the Justice Department formally cleared him.

Even after being cleared, Mr. Jewell said he never felt he could outrun his notoriety. He sued several major news media outlets and won settlements from NBC and CNN. His libel case against his primary nemesis, Cox Enterprises, the Atlanta newspaper’s parent company, wound through the courts for a decade without resolution, though much of it was dismissed along the way.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: 1996; 19960727; 199610; dueprocess; enemedia; feedingfrenzy; lynchmob; medialynchmob; richardjewell; trainingfilm; zimmerman
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" ...came to symbolize the excesses of law enforcement and the news media"

Never learn do they

1 posted on 03/24/2012 6:06:09 PM PDT by hiho hiho
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To: hiho hiho

Thought this was a bizarre coincidence, but now I see the story is almost 5 years old.


2 posted on 03/24/2012 6:08:17 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Blacks get shot every day. What makes Trayvon so special? Democrat hype.)
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To: hiho hiho

Timing, huh?

G-dspeed, Mr. Jewell.


3 posted on 03/24/2012 6:08:36 PM PDT by Vindication (Election 2012 - Patriots vs. Parasites baby!)
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To: hiho hiho

Wow, that’s a strange coincidence. Hannity mentioned this the other night...how people went after Mr. Jewell and he wasn’t guilty. Tried and convicted him in the newsmedia, just like George Zimmerman.


4 posted on 03/24/2012 6:09:18 PM PDT by madison10
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To: Vindication

Note the date.


5 posted on 03/24/2012 6:10:09 PM PDT by hiho hiho
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To: ClearCase_guy

I thought it was a coincidence, too. Still, the lessons still apply.


6 posted on 03/24/2012 6:10:49 PM PDT by madison10
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To: madison10; hiho hiho

Note the date of the article. This did not just happen.


7 posted on 03/24/2012 6:12:10 PM PDT by stayathomemom (Beware of kittens modifying your posts.)
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To: stayathomemom

I know.


8 posted on 03/24/2012 6:13:29 PM PDT by madison10
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To: hiho hiho

Why not post it in breaking, it is only a five year old story.


9 posted on 03/24/2012 6:13:44 PM PDT by org.whodat
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To: ClearCase_guy

Oops, didn’t know that he had died.

Still it’s best to remember and to remind folks of what happened to him.

The drive-bys at their usual - stirring up mayhem.


10 posted on 03/24/2012 6:14:03 PM PDT by Vindication (Election 2012 - Patriots vs. Parasites baby!)
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To: hiho hiho

Pull it


11 posted on 03/24/2012 6:14:20 PM PDT by TsonicTsunami08
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To: hiho hiho

Yeah, I did. Oops.


12 posted on 03/24/2012 6:15:45 PM PDT by Vindication (Election 2012 - Patriots vs. Parasites baby!)
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To: TsonicTsunami08

The article shouldn’t be pulled. The date should just be noted in the headline. Hannity did mention Richard Jewell a few nights ago on TV. People, namely the media, haven’t learned their lessons and Mr. Jewell is a good reminder.


13 posted on 03/24/2012 6:16:20 PM PDT by madison10
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To: org.whodat

Do I have to spell it out? “Old” article, but the NY Times admits to “excesses of ... the news media.”

Think of the current Zimmerman case.


14 posted on 03/24/2012 6:16:55 PM PDT by hiho hiho
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To: hiho hiho

have the mod pull this


15 posted on 03/24/2012 6:16:55 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: hiho hiho

Wasn’t the NYT leading the way in condemning Jewell?


16 posted on 03/24/2012 6:17:48 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: al baby

“have the mod pull this”

Do it your self!


17 posted on 03/24/2012 6:18:07 PM PDT by hiho hiho
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To: hiho hiho

Speak like me you do.


18 posted on 03/24/2012 6:18:40 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (When the smart do nothing the stupid take over)
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To: al baby

It DOES NOT need to be pulled. Just needs a date in the headline.


19 posted on 03/24/2012 6:19:18 PM PDT by madison10
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There is not one thing similar. That is grasping a straw. Jewel by all accounts was an honest hard working man with no record. How does that compare to a 28 year old bum living off his wife and family, and with a record.
20 posted on 03/24/2012 6:19:27 PM PDT by org.whodat
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