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.
Several groups of people are very unhappy about this turn of events in Ferguson. First, the looters and rioters. They had planned another long night of adventure and profit. Next, the leftist media and sensaationalist Alex Jones type blog camera units. Another all night riot would’ve made big bucks for them. The poverty pimps. Again, big riots = big bucks. And the Marxist Obama regime. They foment and capitalize on racial discontent. But, of course, they’re all going to milk it anyway for all they can get.
The winners: private property owners whose property was not destroyed.
But stay tuned. Another long night, another hot weekend coming.
“The site with the tape is run by lefty’s from NPR, CNN and the like. Do you trust their edited tape?”
Well now two images from that tape are on FR. Do you not trust FReepers? Why don’t you trust FReepers?
“It was simply a question.”
Will you hazard an answer to your own question, or are you afraid to answer it with your actual opinion?
Sorry, on a cellphone and I can never get the HTML right on the thing.
Website is www.wtop.com if people don’t mind copying and pasting.
Thx.
“I simply don’t want FReepers to be sucked in by the left. “
If the police are in the wrong and are acting on behalf of the left/communists, then what you are saying by telling people not to believe the video is to believe the cops.
Hmmmm, interesting viewpoint. Are you attempting to support the left?
Sure do. Any media can spin public opinion. It is BECAUSE of that fact, not in spite of it, that freedom of the press exists.
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I heard it,sounded more like a recorded woman’s voice.I was shocked.The live feed I was watching said on camera they heard it.
As I just told someone else, I don't trust the press or a lefty website. I'm not jumping on any bandwagon from either side.
Those images are not from FR. You need to chill.
I’m curious, who recorded that video and who released it? (since you seem to know)
Ah, the constitution is a living and dynamic argument surfaces. 1st amendment only applicable when government decides.
Yup, thats it!
Thats how WTOP (news radio station in DC) is representing what’s happening in MO.
You’re the one posting stuff from lefty sites, not me.
And thanks for posting it!
I didn’t say that I knew. I just know the site that edited it and posted it.
Be careful about trying to correct disinformation. I tried to do the same with the bogus Michael Brown arrest record and picture of Joda Cain that is being passed as one of Michael Brown. I got a moderator smacking for my trouble. The folks posting known misinformation were left unscathed.
But the left site didn’t edit the video as you claim.
NBC actually took the video and edited it. Not that they are not lefty themselves.
Just say’n.
Thanks. And, nice talking to ya. :-)
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