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originally posted by: WhiteAlice
originally posted by: 00nunya00
originally posted by: WhiteAlice
a reply to: 00nunya00
According to this journalist tweet, two journalists were arrested about 20 minutes ago. One for intercept.com and another for Bild.de (German newspaper):
twitter.com...
Hmm, he says "detained" is the official term being used, sounds like they're doing everything short of booking and jailing reporters, just "detaining" them long enough to not be able to report anything. :/ Nice.
Thanks for the link!
Yeah, they switched from arresting to "detaining" earlier today though honestly "detaining" sounds oddly creepier to me. Maybe because it's so close to "detainees". Same thing happened to journalists a few years ago during Occupy.
This photo looks more like an advert for a video game but it's not, it was taken by David Carson of St. Louis Post Dispatch: twitter.com...
originally posted by: 00nunya00
originally posted by: WhiteAlice
originally posted by: 00nunya00
originally posted by: WhiteAlice
a reply to: 00nunya00
According to this journalist tweet, two journalists were arrested about 20 minutes ago. One for intercept.com and another for Bild.de (German newspaper):
twitter.com...
Hmm, he says "detained" is the official term being used, sounds like they're doing everything short of booking and jailing reporters, just "detaining" them long enough to not be able to report anything. :/ Nice.
Thanks for the link!
Yeah, they switched from arresting to "detaining" earlier today though honestly "detaining" sounds oddly creepier to me. Maybe because it's so close to "detainees". Same thing happened to journalists a few years ago during Occupy.
This photo looks more like an advert for a video game but it's not, it was taken by David Carson of St. Louis Post Dispatch: twitter.com...
It's almost worse than arresting, because they get to just detain the press and prevent them from exercising their legal rights and duties to report the truth, and then LEO doesn't have to be held accountable because they didn't actually arrest them. Detaining is so wide-open it's scary.
And WHOA, WTF is that gun? Is that like a flame-thrower or something? Can't be a tear-gas gun because it doesn't hold rounds (it looks like) but rather a canister of.......fuel?!?! I'm not very versed on weapons, maybe I'm wrong, looks scary though. :/
originally posted by: 00nunya00
It's almost worse than arresting, because they get to just detain the press and prevent them from exercising their legal rights and duties to report the truth, and then LEO doesn't have to be held accountable because they didn't actually arrest them. Detaining is so wide-open it's scary.
originally posted by: Xcathdra
a reply to: WhiteAlice
I wonder why the media is failing to show images of the rioters / areas police are dealing with?
When will the government stop?
When will the rioting stop?
People bitched about law enforcements initial response. Highway patrol was put in charge and people liked it for one day. Then the people bitched the cops were not doing anything to stop the looting / rioting / etc. Now people are bitching the police are back. You have business owners bitching because cops are not shooting the people looting their stores.
What exactly do people want?
originally posted by: Xcathdra
originally posted by: 00nunya00
It's almost worse than arresting, because they get to just detain the press and prevent them from exercising their legal rights and duties to report the truth, and then LEO doesn't have to be held accountable because they didn't actually arrest them. Detaining is so wide-open it's scary.
With all due respect =
Please show me where it states in the Constitution, either the US or Missouri one, that states media is immune from laws or that they are immune to valid lawful orders issued by law enforcement.
Its been clearly established individuals must keep moving and cannot stop and congregate since that is how the issues started the previous nights. Groups of people would hang out in parking lots and then when night fell would jump in with the protesters and start causing issues.
If media does not move along, then they are in violation of the standing orders. Why should the media be treated any differently than those protesting?
Exactly how many exceptions do you make in situations like this? Especially when certain media outlets are inciting more problems by irresponsible reporting?
originally posted by: ChaosComplex
originally posted by: 00nunya00
originally posted by: WhiteAlice
originally posted by: 00nunya00
originally posted by: WhiteAlice
a reply to: 00nunya00
According to this journalist tweet, two journalists were arrested about 20 minutes ago. One for intercept.com and another for Bild.de (German newspaper):
twitter.com...
Hmm, he says "detained" is the official term being used, sounds like they're doing everything short of booking and jailing reporters, just "detaining" them long enough to not be able to report anything. :/ Nice.
Thanks for the link!
Yeah, they switched from arresting to "detaining" earlier today though honestly "detaining" sounds oddly creepier to me. Maybe because it's so close to "detainees". Same thing happened to journalists a few years ago during Occupy.
This photo looks more like an advert for a video game but it's not, it was taken by David Carson of St. Louis Post Dispatch: twitter.com...
It's almost worse than arresting, because they get to just detain the press and prevent them from exercising their legal rights and duties to report the truth, and then LEO doesn't have to be held accountable because they didn't actually arrest them. Detaining is so wide-open it's scary.
And WHOA, WTF is that gun? Is that like a flame-thrower or something? Can't be a tear-gas gun because it doesn't hold rounds (it looks like) but rather a canister of.......fuel?!?! I'm not very versed on weapons, maybe I'm wrong, looks scary though. :/
Tear gas gun
That 'barrel' shaped part near the center of the gun is where the rounds go.
originally posted by: WhiteAlice
c. for the people of Ferguson to actually have a good night's sleep and maybe not have it penetrated by tear gas and LRAD's.
originally posted by: loam
Well, it looks like the crack-down on the media is only just getting started.
Several sources are now saying tonight's announcement will address the 'problem' of the media. Apparently the official view is that it's the media's fault that things have escalated under the theory that their mere presence encourages wrong doing.
originally posted by: WhiteAlice
Anonymous stream in Ferguson: new.livestream.com...
It will give a login prompt but my amazing fiance found a way to get around it. Right click on the page and chose "inspect element". Right click to delete node. Keep doing it on all "log-in" nodes and the gray "overlay" node.
He's on foot and is going to head to Chambers. So far, just a lot of walking in the dark.
originally posted by: loam
Well, it looks like the crack-down on the media is only just getting started.
Several sources are now saying tonight's announcement will address the 'problem' of the media. Apparently the official view is that it's the media's fault that things have escalated under the theory that their mere presence encourages wrong doing.
originally posted by: 00nunya00
If you were watching tonight, the police were clearly saying "everyone who is NOT CREDENTIALED PRESS must move along."
Because yes, press DOES get more access to situations like this because they are trained to not obstruct justice. Scroll back a few pages, I just hashed this out with OptimusCrime.