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Dallas Police Chief David Brown engaged in a brief Twitter spat with DMN reporter Scott Goldstein Monday. It all stems from an incident outside of Brown’s office, when Tanya Eiserer, longtime crime reporter with The Dallas Morning News, dissatisfied with the fact that she would not get the exclusive she’d been promised, shouted “cocksucker” and “asshole.”
According to The Black Police Association of Greater Dallas, those words were aimed at Brown. The DMN claims Eiserer was simply cursing in frustration at no one in particular. Frankly, who cares? In the friction of the journalist-public servant interaction, sparks will fly. But Brown hasn’t forgotten it, and he took Goldstein’s bait when the reporter sent out this tweet:
I haven’t yet gotten tired of seeing the following tweet associated with the official Twitter account of the police chief. You’ve got to admire the man for leaving it up instead of deleting it. Brown responded thusly:
We’re thankful for you. Are you thankful for us?
We feel thankful for our staff and for the privilege of fulfilling our mission to be an unparalleled source of information and insight in Dallas. We’re aiming to raise $30,000 by December 31, so we can continue covering what matters most to this community.
Help us continue giving back to Dallas.
This fleeting instant of laudable candidness Brown soon regretted.
The year is young, but this exchange, I think, is a strong contender for best of 2014.
H/T Frontburner
