For starters, check out how the presentation of the e-mailed press release:

Official Media Announcement
June 1, 2009

Suspended Greensboro Police Officer

A. J. Blake

will hold a Press Conference
Please Do Your Best to Attend this

Very Important Press Meeting

Must be some event with earth-shattering news. But we pretty much know Blake will claim that City Council member Mike Barber promised to get his assault charges dismissed if he withdrew his name from a discrimmination lawsuit against the city:

On Monday, Barber said Blake came to his law practice three times, without an appointment, to discuss his suspension and criminal charges.

“He felt he was being treated unfairly on the leave-without-pay issue,” Barber said. On that occasion, Barber said he discussed the leave policy with the city attorney. Blake approached Barber because he lives in his council district, Barber said.

During one visit, Blake told Barber about potentially inappropriate “social organizations” in the police department. Barber would not explain the details of the conversation, but he said he passed that information to the police chief.

Barber said he never offered to make Blake a deal, nor would he have any authority to do that.

Don’t get what you want, run to the media.