Miami Vice

How in the world did I miss this? A Miami city politican, distraught by the Miami Herald's reporting of his corruption, committed suicide* in the lobby of that paper. But the story gets stranger; the Herald has apparently fired its star columnist, Jim DeFede, because he taped a phone conversation with Councilor Teele hours before Teele's suicide, an act which is a violation of state law. In other words, tragedy has turned into scandel at the Herald. Miami Vice indeed.

*Warning: Graphic images.