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It took the LA Times staff several days to get access to the jail records and parse the raw data into evidence that would tell us whether or not Paris Hilton was really getting special treatment by being released so early.
But it only took an hour or two for the tide of white hot rage over her assumed special treatment to build up on the Internet.
And the Hillary campaign hostage situation -- I could see the white hot tide of political outrage building up within minutes before it was finally defused by a factual determination of the lunatic and his mental condition and motivation.
Why can't people just chill and wait for the facts to come out?
I guess it's the Internet. It speeds up the scandal reaction time but it doesn't really speed up the scandal investigation time.
That's not a good thing.
