At the very least, it’s unprofessional.
Following Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s confession to smoking crack cocaine, plenty of tweeters jokingly (we hope) hopped aboard the “who hasn’t?” bandwagon:
https://twitter.com/DJSamchee/status/397791081477066752
I actually feel sorry for Rob Ford. Who hasn't smoked crack once in awhile?!?
— I'll find a creative name later (@shalanda88) November 5, 2013
Who HASN'T smoked crack while in a drunken stupor though?
— Geoff (@_GeoffwithaG) November 5, 2013
let he/she of us who HASN'T smoked crack & run a major north american city cast the first crack rock/stone
— Landon Speers (@LandonSpeers) November 5, 2013
https://twitter.com/NichaelMeilson/status/397788941782626305
https://twitter.com/CrackTheSkye90/status/397790026710278144
Who hasn't smoked crack during a drunken stupor #FordNation #timandsid
— Travis Singbeil (@TSingbeil) November 5, 2013
They can get away with it. But network news honchos should probably stay above the fray. Unfortunately, David Reiter, ABC News’ VP and managing editor of newsgathering, missed that memo:
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Who hasn't? RT @AP: BREAKING: Embattled Toronto mayor says he smoked crack 'probably a year ago' during a 'drunken stupor.'
— David Reiter (@reiterABC) November 5, 2013
I've retweeted @WilliamsJon and @aspringNY , but probably in one of my drunken stupors.
— David Reiter (@reiterABC) November 5, 2013
Oof. That’s “real journalism” for you.