Tribune editorial: Utah officials show the danger of tweeting first, thinking afterward

One of the most glaring examples of hypocrisy, in a profession that abounds with it, is the way that American politicians decry the negative effects of social media even as they use these sometimes insidious tools to make fools of themselves.

Recently, we had Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill tweet about how a dead body would be a better president than Donald Trump. Coming so soon after Trump survived an apparent assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally, the remark was in astoundingly poor taste. Gill apologized.

Then Utah Sen. Mike Lee, who sometimes seems to exist only on social media, actually believed something he saw posted, a crude hoax that former President Jimmy Carter had died. Lee, without pausing to verify the news, posted his condolences. Oops.

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Tribune editorial: Utah officials show the danger of tweeting first, thinking afterward

Tribune editorial: Utah officials show the danger of tweeting first, thinking afterward

Tribune editorial: Utah officials show the danger of tweeting first, thinking afterward

Tribune editorial: Utah officials show the danger of tweeting first, thinking afterward

Tribune editorial: Utah officials show the danger of tweeting first, thinking afterward