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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 ^

Posted on 08/14/2014 8:18:36 AM PDT by MNDude

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.

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To: MNDude
Al Jazeera has every right to film what they police are doing as far as I know.

SO... if rioters had broken into a home and were holding your family hostage... and the cops were outside discussing plans to save your family...would you want a news crew videoing the discussion live onto the internet so that the rioters with smartphones could listen in on the police plans and watch their movements ?

In all the other news videos coming out of Ferguson, when it became dangerous or when asked by police to leave, they did. The cops didn't have to shoot tear gas at those crews.

41 posted on 08/14/2014 9:29:06 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: MNDude

I’m convinced that any interaction I have with LE in the future will be tyrannical in nature. That having been said; in this case, they were obviously being very careful with the equipment, and were probably acting to protect these (scum sucking arrab) reporters.


42 posted on 08/14/2014 9:32:42 AM PDT by Born to Conserve
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To: MNDude

Al Jazeera - Embrace the suck.


43 posted on 08/14/2014 9:51:46 AM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: Enterprise

On the thread that was locked for this one, the point was made that the cops, many being Iraq/Afghan vets may have give a little extra energy (my term) when they saw it was an Al-Jaz crew.


44 posted on 08/14/2014 10:02:33 AM PDT by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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To: BigEdLB

LOL - I didn’t know that! Well, at least we know whose side the cops in Ferguson are on in the war on terror. And it’s NOT OBAMA’S!


45 posted on 08/14/2014 10:07:53 AM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: MNDude

This is kinda like watching your mother in law drive over a cliff,,,,,
in your new cadillac,,,, Yes!,,, uhh no,,, hmmm yeah maybe.. uhh


46 posted on 08/14/2014 10:57:06 AM PDT by Airwinger ( A Militia Of One)
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To: Paladin2

The protesters post about being videoed by various news agencies and say they hope it’ll be on CNN etc.

It’s there day in “film”!!! Star for the moment.


47 posted on 08/14/2014 11:01:19 AM PDT by caww
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To: tcrlaf

“The cops were going after anyone with a camera.”

In the LA riots, it was the lights the cops did not like. Light up a streetcorner, and soon there are 80 people, then 120...


48 posted on 08/14/2014 11:33:06 AM PDT by DBrow
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To: tcrlaf

http://www.inquisitr.com/851039/los-angeles-riots-video-trayvon-martin/

www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6acow-1ZnU

This is one reason the cops want the news crews out- veery easy targets.


49 posted on 08/14/2014 11:36:42 AM PDT by DBrow
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To: DCBryan1

And Huff Po too, wasn’t it?


50 posted on 08/14/2014 11:37:46 AM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: MNDude

Al Jazeera is not a “news crew.” They’re a pack of neo Nazis, spewing out lies and propaganda. Last week the Israelis shot at these pack of dogs. Even the Arabs shoot and kill these snakes.

News crew my butt.


51 posted on 08/14/2014 8:08:41 PM PDT by sergeantdave
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