[Ben Ficklin]

Its a mistake to try to frame it as libertarian thing or a left vs right thing. Complaints are coming from everywhere.

I'm not trying to diminish the significance of the ghetto riots and the events that led up to that.

But the minor thing that caught my attention was the detention of the Huff Post reporter.

The reporter videotaped the LEO and LEOs don't liked to be videotape or photographed. The reporter refused to give the LEO his ID, and LEOs don't like to have their authority challenged.

So the LEO processed the reporter and as it always is, the processing becomes the punishment, in this case the punishment for videotaping and refusing to ID.

[Biggirl]

Are you sure about that?

[Biggirl]

“The reporter videotaped the LEO and LEOs don’t liked to be videotape or photographed. The reporter refused to give the LEO his ID, and LEOs don’t like to have their authority challenged.”

While I do have my issues with those who are LEO’s who abuse their authority, got to also realize too and I am playing the “devil’s advocate” also, that MANY if not MOST LEO’s are doing so out of FEAR. Fear that they will not be going home that night, FEAR also of being the next LEO having a funeral service for.

[Biggirl]

Could it be that the reporter’s arrest was because it was for the reporter’s safety?