Arrest in Chandra Levy Case Imminent (or Not)

I spotted this headline in the Washington Post: Arrest in Chandra Levy Case ‘Imminent’. Of course, the only question in my mind was whether or not the person that was going to be arrested was Gary Condit. After all, I haven’t heard of any other name associated with the case. Well, it’s not him.

Also, talk about misleading headlines. The actual quote was that an arrest warrant is imminent in the next couple of days. Well, as we all know, an arrest warrant is not the same thing as an arrest because the authorization to arrest an individual is not the same as actually arresting the individual. A court may issue an arrest warrant for Osama bin Laden, but good luck tracking him down and actually arresting him. Additionally, I wouldn’t say “in the next couple of days” qualifies as being imminent. I think of imminent as happening some time this afternoon, not the next few days.