Posted on 08/16/2014 10:52:06 AM PDT by mandaladon
FERGUSON, Missouri Reporters trying to cover the renewed chaos in this town faced a new threat on Friday: the demonstrators themselves.
Print, video and photo-journalists were all repeatedly and aggressively threatened and harassed when attempting to photograph or videotape any of the looting or property destruction. Many of the demonstrators expressed concern about being identified by police or told reporters that the looting was none of their concern.
Police largely remained on the sidelines on Friday and into the dawn hours of Saturday morning as demonstrators descended on a number of businesses in Ferguson pulling alcohol, lottery tickets, and merchandise from the vandalized stores.
Reporters were repeatedly and forcefully told to move away, turn around, put down their cameras or simply to leave the area when trying to get close enough to film the scenes of destruction and theft. Most reporters on the scene were simply recording the events as they unfolded making no effort to interfere or interview participants in the rioting.
Many of the looters carried molotov cocktails and wore bandanas over their faces to conceal their identity. Multiple reporters said demonstrators made repeated threats about being armed or returning with weapons but no journalist on the scene that POLITICO spoke with reported seeing a weapon.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Just like HAMAS.
Slavery didn’t make them be like this, LIBERALISM did!! WELFARE for GENERATIONS, NO FATHERS DUE TO LIBERAL POLITICS, GIMME MORE thinking........I feel somewhat sorry for them, but I’m more AFREAID of them than I ever thought!
I wonder if there are any plans for a Democratic Fund Raiser in Ferguson... Mid-Terms are right around the corner.
Just sayin.
THIS is Obama’s America now....get used to it. Embrace the “fundamental change”. Enjoy the “hope”.
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I have to believe that this HURTS the Democrat “brand” this November.
Pardon me for not noticing you mentioned this first.
GMTA, uh ?
Faces covered, asses exposed.
Disgrace to humanity.
Given the choice, I'll cheer for the looters any day.
Dream on. Obama's ratings are on the way UP.
based on several days ago, BEFORE last night.
Ah yes. The “Great Society” as lbj called it. And havin’ them “n’s” votin dimokkkrat for 200 years. Thanks to the help of the gop-e congress at the time if I remember correctly. If I remember right algore sr. voted agin’ it. Probably a lot of dimokkkrats of that era voted against it.
The white racist police didn’t help us when we were helping to help the looters fight the white racist police!
Have they started building Tunnels yet ?
This won’t end until something else, something new blows over the horizon. The MSM needs crap like this to survive. The old adage,”If it bleeds, it leads” still applies.
First it was the polie harass and threaten reporters, now the tables are turned.
Nothing threatening about that description of the scene, no siree.
I can just imagine some of those conversations:
"My good sir, I am extremely concerned that I might possibly be identified by the authorities if they should see your recorded video of this incident. Would you be so kind as to either turn off your recorder forthwith and refrain from conducting videography in my presence, or else point the lens in a different direction whilst I pursue my objectives? You may resume your journalistic activities once my difficult but necessary task has been consummated. Thanks for your cooperation."
Or:
"Please just go about your business, sir, there's nothing to see here."
Same reasons the looters wear masks, they don’t want the reporters/cameramen recording what they’re doing ... someone who might hold them accountable might see the pics, footage.
Long shot I realize but can’t be too careful.
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