Some people will do anything to get a story

[DGoddessChardonnay]

I'd have been tempted to call the cops on the "journalists"; is "attempting to incite a riot" still an offense?

IIRC, it is. But I'm not a LEO, so don't quote me on that.

And on that note, I'm shutting this one down and suggesting ya'll take this over to Fratching.