Really, Jason. If a journalist committed a kidnapping to do a story, you think he's protected by shield laws?
Take your blinders off. As a journalist, you should know shield laws protect a journalist from revealing his SOURCES. It doesn't protect him from committing theft, extortion, or being an accessory or enabler of a crime or any host of crimes big or small. Wake up and do us all a favor and stop beating this dead horse. Once you do, you will see that what Jobs said about freedom of the press is not contrary, since freedom of the press has nothing to do with the press committing felonies for money.
You should also acknowledge that, contrary to Gizmodo's self-serving reporting, the "finder" of the prototype never tried to return the phone to the owner. Given that the involved parties have lied about this basic fact, I wonder why you're so willing to accept the idea that the phone was "found" instead of taken from a bag?
You should also acknowledge that the thief you found the phone was caught red-handed trying to destroy evidence. Last I heard, judges are very willing to send journalists to jail for things like destroying material evidence, and it was this act that spurred policing to secure the computers. With a search warrant. By this point, the police already knew who Gizmodo's source was (remember, shield laws SHIELD THE SOURCES so nothing to shield, get it?) because it was the roomie that turned him in.
And please, as Jobs has said, no one broke down anyone's doors and last I heard, the San Mateo PD isn't on Apple's payroll, so stop talking about how Apple broke down a journalist's doors. You're doing a disfavor to your profession.
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