Never trust a journalist

I should know by now, the smile and warm ways of a journalist are not to be taken seriously or sincerely. About two weeks ago a German journalist called me here in NYC and asked me to do her a favor and grant her an interview regarding the case in which a German tourist punch my lights out. I should have said “what do I get out of it?” like a native New Yorker would, but I agreed to meet her. I spent about 4 hours with her, including a couple in the same karaoke bar the big brawl took place.

I told her what happened and that even if I wanted to walk away from the whole predicament, I couldn’t, as the District Attorney explained to me , it is the People