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"The news agencies must report Hasan as a "suspected" or "alleged" gunman because he hasn't yet been convicted of anything, and to do otherwise is to open themselves up to a huge libel lawsuit if, in fact, he was not the killer (not likely, but media has to cover themselves on this). Remember Richard Jewell? He was absolutely unequivocally the madman who tried to blow up the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta ... until he wasn't. Mr. Jewell will live comfortably the rest of his life off the libel and slander lawsuit settlements with the big media outlets."

AustinRealtor believe me with the impact of that little law school in your namesake City on my family over the years I get the libel implications. However I don't believe Jewell was caught setting the timer of the bomb as it went off. I have no problem with the use of suspects when there is not clear cut irrefutable evidence of the act I think getting shot while holding and firing the "smoking gun" would be hard to claim innocence. To be libel it has to be NOT true, of course anyone with a handsome bank account or a 50/50 shot at winning can find a lawyer willing to argue anything in a lawsuit. That was one of the reasons I avoided the second of the family business' I just hate feeling slimey and arguing a lie leaves me feeling like a pile of goo.

I don't know about anyone else but I'm getting real tired of the news agencies PC garbage of referring to the "suspected" Fort Hood shooter. When you are shot and apprehended with the weapon in hand you are not a SUSPECT you are a MURDERER.