Prosecutor won't charge reporter who uncovered database flaw
>Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson released a statement Friday saying there is an argument to be made that there was a violation of law, and that the issues at the heart of the investigation have been resolved through non-legal means, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.<p>That sounds more like that <i>"we would have prosecuted the reporter"</i> if they hadn't discovered that the <i>"state education commissioner initially planned to thank the newspaper for finding the problem"</i>.<p>They should have profusely thanked him and also given him an award.