A gaffe is not as bad as murder

But you wouldn't know that from press coverage.

This afternoon, I was sitting on a bench on a boardwalk along the East River, staring at my phone and trying to finish a freelance assignment (I often do my best writing on mobile, where there are no on-screen distractions). On the benches next to me, two women (who sat an appropriate distance apart) were arguing about politics. It wasn’t easy to hear e…