Is Georges Laraque telling Porkies?

[Hischier and Hughes]

This site doesn't allow them.


Not at all, I understand why he took back his words.
Doesn't mean it didn't happen.

Theres nothing wrong with being addicted to women - just ask Selena how sexy Hall is

And yes we all know, the information you possess but cannot post. Leaves no holes for your credibility yet luckily your credibility never existed in the first place

 

[HanSolo]

Lying and not checking the authenticity of information a source provides you are not the same thing.

 

[haveandare]

Lying and not checking the authenticity of information a source provides you are not the same thing.

Not the same, no, but if he could verify that it wasn't real this quickly, he should have done whatever it took to do that prior to saying it on the radio.

 

[acor]

Thats not lying... Thats just incompetence. "Lying" means spreading false informations on purpose...

 

[New Jersey]

i'm maintaining the position that the general spread of disinformation is what caused this, georges is just as much as a victim. he should have done further due diligence but if he really believed his source, then his source is the liar.

op went in way too hot calling him "liar," but in fairness there clearly seems to be people bent on spreading/accepting this story. those people are the problem, not georges.

 

[The Macho King]

Do they got defamation laws up there in Canada?

 

[GarbageGoal]

apparently his source confirmed that it was true and that was good enough for georges at the time.

so again, basically how modern journalism works.

Georges Laraque is not a journalist.

 

[Viqsi]

I'm not sure it was malicious, but it's definitely incredibly careless and damaging to say something like this without evidence and bordering on slander. Whether he retracts it or not, he's definitely an immoral person who had questionable intentions

I'm certainly not holding him up as a gold standard for others to follow. Just pointing out that I think characterizing him as a "liar" is inappropriate under the circumstances.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

To be fair Laraque took quite a few punches to the head over his career

 

[New Jersey]

Georges Laraque is not a journalist.

speaking on a radio show, the premise is similar. you are being employed to spread ideas/information.

 

[HanSolo]

Not the same, no, but if he could verify that it wasn't real this quickly, he should have done whatever it took to do that prior to saying it on the radio.

I don't disagree one bit. But poor journalism doesn't call for being called a liar.

 

[ColdSteel2]

i wish i could be employed to say some **** before i had proof, only to say sorry when that proof doesn't exist.

Become a journalist then.

 

[Balthazar]

Lying and not checking the authenticity of information a source provides you are not the same thing.

Indeed. Someone should change the title.

 

[New Jersey]

Become a journalist then.

no thanks, i act up at devils games too much for people to know who i am.

 

[haveandare]

I don't disagree one bit. But poor journalism doesn't call for being called a liar.

Yeah, agreed, just saying it's not a lie but it is potentially just as damaging. It being due to laziness instead of maliciousness is a little better, but not much.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Was he ever right?

He predicted the Subban trade a few days before it happened on 91.9 Sports. I remember driving back from work and listening to the radio. He basically implied that shit hit the fan and that the Habs were looking to make a blockbuster deal to move one of the core pieces.

Laraque has credibility as an NHL insider, even after this mistake. Implying that someone went to rehab when they didn't is a terrible thing but it doesn't mean Laraque hasn't been right before.

 

[WillTheThrill]

Oilers fans want it to be true because its now the only way to justify the Hall trade.

 

[Shakey Rustie]

Do they got defamation laws up there in Canada?

Yes we do.

 

[GarbageGoal]

speaking on a radio show, the premise is similar. you are being employed to spread ideas/information.

Not really. He's no more a journalist than Sean Hannity. Being a talk show host/"commentator" gives you the luxury of hiding behind the title of entertainer.

 

[K Fleur]

I can respect when somebody owns up their mistake and apologizes. The world would be a better place if more people did the same.

Still a f***ed up, and defamatory thing to say without 100% certainty in your source.

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Georges Laraque is not a journalist.

Then he shouldn't attempt to play the role without some form of education in journalism ethics.

 

[Coffey]

Theres nothing wrong with being addicted to women - just ask Selena how sexy Hall is

And yes we all know, the information you possess but cannot post. Leaves no holes for your credibility yet luckily your credibility never existed in the first place

I don't need to gain credibility from forum dwellers. But I trust my sources as can other people from the Oiler board and we can just leave it at that.

 

[Freudian]

He's a hockey gossiper. Hockey loves it's gossip.

 

[Cor]

He apologized publicly for the mistake, and it seems like he contacted Taylor himself to apologize privatley.

Shit happens, just don't do it again.

 

[Balthazar]

Also, when you're in the business of trying to out-scoop the competition and a players' agent tells you that the reason a superstar got traded is because of off-ice issues, and that player went to rehab, you might be tempted to go public with it. Not saying it's the right thing to do (it's not), but I understand why he did it.