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Video of Ferguson police gassing news crew and dismantling their equipment
http://boingboing.net/2014/08/14/video-of-ferguson-police-gassi.html ^ | Thu, Aug 14, 2014 | Rob Beschizza

Posted on 08/14/2014 11:33:38 AM PDT by the_boy_who_got_lost

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A news crew, clearly no threat or impediment to the cops, films from a verge in Ferguson, Missouri. A pop and a cloud of white smoke marks the arrival of a tear gas canister at their feet, and the newscrew is forced to flee. Moments later, police pull up in an armored van and hurriedly try to break down the film equipment--until they notice that another crew is still filming them from across the street.

Update: Kate O'Brian, president of Al Jazeera America, released a statement condemning the police.

Last night at 9:30 CDT in Ferguson, Missouri, an Al Jazeera America news crew was reporting behind police barricades. They were easily identifiable as a working television crew. As they were setting up their camera for a live report, tear gas canisters landed in their proximity and police fired rubber bullets in their direction. Police continued to shoot after crew members clearly and repeatedly shouted ‘Press’. Al Jazeera America is stunned by this egregious assault on freedom of the press that was clearly intended to have a chilling effect on our ability to cover this important story. Thankfully all three crew members are physically fine. We believe that this situation must be investigated along with those involving our colleagues at other media outlets.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: aljazeera; ferguson; policestate
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To: skeeter

Plenty of blame to go around.


21 posted on 08/14/2014 11:44:41 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Oliviaforever
Now, do you really think that the framers of the Constitution intended to grant al Jazeera First Amendment protections?

As a matter of fact, yes.

22 posted on 08/14/2014 11:45:16 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: Oliviaforever

“Now, do you really think that the framers of the Constitution intended to grant al Jazeera First Amendment protections?”

Make your point.

Confirm what you are saying. It appears to be “We should let the government decide who gets press freedoms”

Is that correct?


23 posted on 08/14/2014 11:46:13 AM PDT by RFEngineer
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To: the_boy_who_got_lost

What do you expect. They are under siege.


24 posted on 08/14/2014 11:46:27 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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To: dfwgator
Soldiers shot dozens of looters after the earthquake of '06. Back when we had real freedom in this country.

There is not necessarily a correlation between a police state and doing what it takes to prevent rioting/looting.

25 posted on 08/14/2014 11:46:45 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: RFEngineer

They were idiots thinking that was the only camera around. Everybody has a camera these days. But I have reached outrage fatigue. I hope your town gets assaulted by out-of-town rioters like Ferguson just did.


26 posted on 08/14/2014 11:47:06 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The man who damns money obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it earned it." --Ayn Rand)
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To: skeeter

Key word, “Soldiers”, not Police.


27 posted on 08/14/2014 11:47:55 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: trisham

“Formed in 2010, in its own words: the role of Al Jazeera Investigations is not to report the news, but to make the news.”

So you believe that they should not be able to film as the press if government at any level thinks they should not?

I want to be clear just how far you are willing to go in discarding the Constitution. Clear that up for us, will you please?


28 posted on 08/14/2014 11:48:19 AM PDT by RFEngineer
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To: trisham

This is an edited tape from a lefty site so beware.


29 posted on 08/14/2014 11:49:42 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: the_boy_who_got_lost
Ferguson police gassing TV crew:

Ferguson police stealing TV crew equipment:


30 posted on 08/14/2014 11:50:28 AM PDT by CodeToad (Romney is a raisin cookie looking for chocolate chip cookie votes.)
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To: RFEngineer

It was simply a question.

The answer is up to the respondent.


31 posted on 08/14/2014 11:50:29 AM PDT by Oliviaforever
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To: DJ MacWoW

Well to be honest I hope there is more to that story than meets the eyes and that it is just edited to make the cops look bad like MSNBC did with George Zimmerman.

My emotions run high after watching abuse like that though. (yeah yeah I know the media just plays on emotions)

I really do hope that this is investigated and that the truth one way or the other comes out. Unfortunitly truth seems to be spun by everyone.


32 posted on 08/14/2014 11:50:34 AM PDT by the_boy_who_got_lost (Real men scare liberals)
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To: Oliviaforever

“Now, do you really think that the framers of the Constitution intended to grant al Jazeera First Amendment protections?”

Yes. The government does not get to decide who has 1st Amendment rights and neither do you.


33 posted on 08/14/2014 11:51:31 AM PDT by CodeToad (Romney is a raisin cookie looking for chocolate chip cookie votes.)
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To: CodeToad

The site with the tape is run by lefty’s from NPR, CNN and the like. Do you trust their edited tape?


34 posted on 08/14/2014 11:51:49 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Can you say al Jazeera?”

I watched the video. If anyone is al Jazeera it was the police.


35 posted on 08/14/2014 11:51:58 AM PDT by CodeToad (Romney is a raisin cookie looking for chocolate chip cookie votes.)
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To: DJ MacWoW

“Do you trust their edited tape?”

Video is video. It is not edited to remove the two images I presented.


36 posted on 08/14/2014 11:53:03 AM PDT by CodeToad (Romney is a raisin cookie looking for chocolate chip cookie votes.)
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To: CodeToad
http://www.vox.com/2014/8/13/6001193/al-jazeera-journalists-teargassed-by-security-forces-in-ferguson
37 posted on 08/14/2014 11:53:29 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The man who damns money obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it earned it." --Ayn Rand)
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To: the_boy_who_got_lost

I simply don’t want FReepers to be sucked in by the left. The tape may or may not be accurate but it sure is stirring anger.................


38 posted on 08/14/2014 11:53:35 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: DJ MacWoW

“Do you trust their edited tape?”

Do you trust Fox News to be there and show you anything?

Who exactly do you trust to show video? Video is video.


39 posted on 08/14/2014 11:53:38 AM PDT by CodeToad (Romney is a raisin cookie looking for chocolate chip cookie votes.)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

That’s different from what I have read. The Police closed down the McDonalds for safety reasons and the reporters refused to leave and were arrested for trespassing.


40 posted on 08/14/2014 11:54:54 AM PDT by aft_lizard
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