Anyone remember Rebecca Aguilar?  She was the belligerent reporter who was harassing an old man who shot and killed two different intruders over a three week period.  In any case, Aguilar was unceremoniously canned by her local Fox station, as part of a clause in her contract that lets them end it midway through.  She's been on paid suspension since the interview.  Aguilar is still blaming everyone but herself for the destruction of her reputation and career, according to her, she was just "asking questions and seeking facts,"

Aguilar said that most street reporters are expected to "go out there and ask the hard questions. As journalists, shouldn't we able to do the same thing on the inside? We shouldn't live in fear.

Because once you put fear into a reporter, how can you expect that person to pursue the truth, pursue the facts? We cannot as reporters be Jekyll and Hyde, one person on the inside, another person on the outside. Those plantation days are over."

What facts were Aguilar trying to get from that story?  I saw none.  She decided the guy was some Charles Bronson wannabe or a gun-toting wacko, and she wanted to berate him and bait him into reflecting that narrative, and it ended up being an exposé on her. 

Aguilar, who hired an attorney after the suspension, declined to say whether she'd take any legal action against Fox4. "Let me just put it this way," she said. "I'm going to use any method I can to regain my reputation."

Except for acknowledging that you effed up in a big way and deserve the scorn you're receiving.

Aguilar, whose husband still works at Fox4, contends that the station may have "ruined my career."

No Rebecca, Fox 4 didn't ruin your career, you did.

(h/t Hotair Headlines)

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