So it's been over nine months since this false, defamatory, and extremely damaging story was published...
So it's been over nine months since this false, defamatory, and extremely damaging story was published on ESPN. We've known it is a lie since early May, more than six months ago. And it is still there on ESPN's web site, uncorrected.
For those who haven't followed along, we've known for months now that, in fact, it is not true that "[e]leven of the Patriots' 12 game balls were inflated 2 pounds per square inch below what's required by NFL regulations during the AFC Championship Game against the Colts." In fact, none of the balls were 2 PSI below the minimum based on on ref's measurements, and only one was according to the other ref's measurements.
For those who haven't followed along, we've known for months now that, in fact, it is not true that "[e]leven of the Patriots' 12 game balls were inflated 2 pounds per square inch below what's required by NFL regulations during the AFC Championship Game against the Colts." In fact, none of the balls were 2 PSI below the minimum based on on ref's measurements, and only one was according to the other ref's measurements.
"It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active. The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt."
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