[summer]

FYI - Jim Defede is one of the few (and maybe only) FL journalist who actually wrote, at length, about Al Gore's total screw ups in South Florida while Gore campaigned in 2000, and rightfully handed the blame to Gore for those bad decisions Gore made. Defede wrote that extensive article while at the New Mimai Times. Now, for the past three years Defede has been with the Miami Herald, and said it was the best job he ever had.

I haven't thought about all these other issues now being raised about the audio tape Defede made while on the phone with Teele, but I honestly think the primary reason the Miami Herald fired may have been to avoid any lawsuit by Teele's surviviors over the tape made by Defede. Just my two cents.

[summer]

New Mimai Times. = New Miami Times

[summer]

I meant: ...Miami Herald fired Defede...

[OldFriend]

Let the rest of hte reporters resign in protest.

[soundandvision]

Although Florida law prohibits the taping of anyone's phone conversation without their consent, legal experts differ over how that might apply to a reporter.

I'm no 'legal expert' but if they are a citizen of Florida, they are not exempt.

[Spok]

Realistically, I don't think there's any conversation with a journalist that involves an expectation of privacy, especially those famous 'off the record' conversations!

[theDentist]

Although Florida law prohibits the taping of anyone's phone conversation without their consent, legal experts differ over how that might apply to a reporter.

But Reporters are Above The Law, because their job is a "calling", and therefore being professional witnesses for history, they should not be subjected to that law. This is why they shoudl be allowed to wander battlefields without regard for safety, because all should recognise they are superior to the mere troops who are in battle.

[Gideon7]

The FL statues on wiretapping are not typical of most states. Usually ignorance of the law is not a defense. In FL it is a felony to record a conversation unless all parties consent, but if you are unaware of the law then it is a misdemeanor.

In most states it is legal to record a conversation if at least one party is aware of it. (IANAL, standard disclaimers, etc.)

[Prodigal Daughter]

FYI - Jim Defede is one of the few (and maybe only) FL journalist who actually wrote, at length, about Al Gore's total screw ups in South Florida while Gore campaigned in 2000, and rightfully handed the blame to Gore for those bad decisions Gore made.

And the Nazis made all the trains run on time.

Here's a great piece of "work", lies and all, by a real piece of work, Defede:

Jokes about putting Elian to death and says Lincoln Marti school is anti-Jewish and anti-gay. Funny how Lincoln Marti is named after Lincoln and Jose Marti whose advisor was Jewish.

Actually DeFede fits right in with the Miami Herald cabal, but they had to make him their fall guy.

[Flightdeck]

Why the crap would it ever be against the law to tape a conversation? I'll tape any damn conversation I want to. They're already taped in my brain. Are they going to make me forget what I heard?

[Gideon7]

The husband of a friend of ours in FL was abusing his kids. The mother wanted to bust him (this was during a divorce). The private eye said he could plant a video camera in the living room, but the microphone had to be turned off because of the FL law.

[AmishDude]

I've always opposed 2-party consent laws, since before Linda Tripp was almost prosecuted on one.

[Porterville]

Poor crooked politician............. ( refrain from further commenting) ah hell:

There once was a political mad man,
Who thought he was in charge of the sun land,
Trucking money away,
He was king for a day,
And now he's six feet under beach sand.

[lepton]

As long as one party is aware fo the recording, I cannot understand the justification for such laws. A legal prohibition from taking definitive notes?

[freedumb2003]

How in the world can you have a "Firing Offense" from a legal perspective? Other than firing someone agaist EEO or ADA laws, is this a Union thing?