ODT Watch | Issue 19

ODT Watch | Issue 19

Drugged Up Pedo's

Peter Dunne is working on drug legislation, which the ODT has reported on with its usual hilarity:



Conversely, it missed a prime pun opportunity with its coverage of the woman who was hit by a car on Moray Place:



They failed to report that she was “bowled over” with emotional support in the days following her accident.

It hasn’t all been drugs and car crashes. The ODT has been on paedophile watch too:





Despite being a near perfect description of Critic Editor Joe Stockman, Stockman is adamant that he was merely that was politely asking the kids to get off of his favourite swing.

This article first appeared in Issue 19, 2012.
Posted 4:49pm Sunday 5th August 2012 by Alice O'Connell.

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