I have one more question that Gizmodo defenders refuse to answer. If this stolen iPhone case is about freedom of speech, how come Apple never went after Engadget with nary a cease-and-desist order, even though Engadget published clear photos of the prototype 2 days before Gizmodo went live with their story?
Oh that's right, Engadget's editors didn't commit a crime by buying property that clearly didn't belong to the person trying to hawk the phone to them.
Maybe Gizmodo was driven by journalistic jealousy at getting scooped by Engadget that caused them to make a business decision that committing multiple felonies was worth the price to be paid.
But that still doesn't answer the question why journalists such as yourself continue to defend journalists who commit clear crimes. It's like a politician who publicly supports John Edwards or Eliot Spitzer or Mark Sanford or something.
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