Originally Posted by
megan
And the proof is?
Evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. How many airplane crashes involve a plane sliding backwards? Ever heard of one outside of this crash? What are the odds that a reporter would make up such a story, entirely on his own? What are the odds that the CAB would match such an unlikely story with exactly the same one?
There is no need or incentive for a newspaper to posit such specifics. There's enough meat in this incident without a backward slide. Read the archives; it's dripping with pathos and tuggable heart strings.
The only way this was in the paper is because the reporter was fed it. This part, at least, I know how it works.