“Do you have sympathy for Anderson Cooper who was also hit and beaten?”
I do. I have sympathy for all in harm’s way. You can’t equate what happened to LL with a beating. It is something far worse.
Give me a break. The reporters volunteer to go into harm’s way and do so for various reasons including money and fame. They take risks and understand the danger just like a stock car driver, athlete, etc. I don’t consider them to be on the same level as a policeman, soldier, fireman, etc. I saw plenty of them in Vietnam who had a political agenda and could care less about reporting the truth. Many of them lost their lives. I have a hard time feeling sorry for them.