Um, Excuse me Mr. DeFede?

If you have been following the story from Miami you'll know a former city commissioner arraigned four days ago on corruption charges shot himself in the lobby of The Miami Herald building Wednesday after asking to see a columnist. He later died, according to the Herald. The Herald said Arthur E. Teele Jr., a Republican, shot himself in the mouth shortly after 6 p.m. He shot himself after asking a security guard if he could see columnist Jim DeFede, the newspaper said.

It came out later that Jim DeFede had illegally taped the phone conversation. The Herald fired him on Wednesday because he tape-recorded a phone conversation with Teele without his knowledge, which is illegal in Florida. Publisher Jesus Díaz, Jr. said that The Herald had no choice but to dismiss DeFede because his conduct was potentially a felony crime and unethical.

This next part to me was really inappropriate.

DeFede issued a prepared statement: "In a tense situation I made a mistake," he said. "The Miami Herald executives only learned about it because I came to them and admitted it. I told them I was willing to accept a suspension and apologize both to the newsroom and our readers. Unfortunately, The Herald decided on the death penalty instead."

Um, Excuse me Mr. DeFede? You were fired, not killed, Teele is the one who died.....