Kansas City Star Admonishes Editorial Board Scribe For Shouting Match

Sorry to defend dead-tree media here but . . .

YELLING AT TOW TRUCK DRIVERS IS KANSAS CITY TRADITION!!! HANGING THIS GUY OUT TO DRY REVEALS THE NEWSPAPER DOESN'T SUPPORT THEIR WORKERS IN TOUGH SITUATIONS!!!

More importantly . . . 

The last remaining employees should know that this "institution" doesn't have their back and doesn't have the courage to exist on local, urban streets. 

The Kansas City Star is quaint corporate office journalism and nothing besides . . . Here's their side of this silly story:

When we make mistakes, knowingly or unknowingly, accidentally or carelessly, we own up to it. And that is why I am writing this today. One of our Opinion writers acted unprofessionally in the midst of reporting a story. Toriano Porter, a writer at The Star since 2012, lost his temper and shouted at a potential source.

Sometime in late July or August, Porter spoke with the driver of a tow truck from Autobot Towing in Independence about a story he had been pursuing on improper towing. A heated argument began with Porter on a public street and the driver in the cab of the truck.

The towing company shared a video it said was taken during the argument by a “non-employee.” The video shows behavior that was completely unprofessional. Porter yelled and used profane words. When Porter believed he was threatened by the driver, he yelled back, taking off his hat and scarf, and approaching the truck as if ready for a fight. No fight ensued, but the argument went on, ending with the two men peacefully agreeing to disagree. The video lasted 4 minutes and 13 seconds.

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Dear readers, when we're wrong, we'll tell you. This is one of those times

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