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Police officer appears to threaten journalist in Ferguson

That is soooooooo unacceptable, will the right wingers be in here defending that too. And why is there a political divide on such matters anyway. This seems to substantiate that the right doesn't value civil liberties.

Makes for good ratings though... how many "journalists" will push the cops so that they actually get hurt or actually get arrested for ratings? I'm sure at least one or two....
 
There are terrorists in Syria who have more respect for the media than some of these cops.
This is an outrageous statement. When tension is high in Syria the media hide and report from dark buildings and rooftops and take pictures after the fact. Go with a camera crew to IRAQ and try to film terrorists interacting with the local population . . . I wish you the best of luck.
 
Good Lord people that isn't a threat. The police were getting shot at by protesters and the police warned that the light was drawing attention and the reporters would be targeted along with the police. The incredibly stupid reporter was illuminating targets with their light. I would be incredibly pissed at the idiots too.

Hmmm, a quick Google search showed no results for how many Ferguson police have been shot. If people were shooting at them, considering the number of potential shooters I would expect someone would have been hit by now. If I were a police officer in Ferguson I would have left town by now and let the National Guard handle it. He may have been afraid he would be shot at, he should be. But considering the crowds, even inexperienced shooters with handguns held high and sideways should have hit something if in fact they were the ones doing the shooting. Seems to me the police/ military are the only ones opening fire.
 
The media can't get in the way of police work.

They weren't. As a matter of fact, they haven't been arrested for doing anything other than being present. How do I know? All have so far been released without charges.

For all the media like to decry this situation as a war zone, when was the last time you saw media in an actual war zone weaving in and out through the troops, putting their cameras in soldiers' faces?

Iraq:

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Syria:

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Afghanistan:

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How do you think the images you see on TV are taken? Lmao.

This isn't a war zone, but it is a serious situation, and I don't have that much sympathy for media. I also don't believe most of their claims that they weren't doing anything. Their professional interest in these situations is exactly to get in the way so they can get the best pictures, the best videos, etc. If that gets them arrested for obstructing police work, I don't see that as an inappropriate consequence.

Odd that they can be around warzones and not really be a problem for US soldiers but they can't be in a much less serious situation here at home. Yeah, bull**** from the same sort of people who brought us "Telling someone you'll shoot them is not a threat!"
 
Makes for good ratings though... how many "journalists" will push the cops so that they actually get hurt or actually get arrested for ratings? I'm sure at least one or two....

Well you've a point. I can see where cops would consider the press a threat and pushy.
 
So he was going to shoot the cameraman to protect him...that sounds about right.

Nope. Again, tell me how "shelled with this" makes sense. Why was the police officer demanding the light be turned off? Pointing a flood light in the dark at the police lines is saying "shoot here!". But the flood light itself also is a target for the shooters.

"you will be shelled with us."
 
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Police officer appears to threaten journalist in Ferguson - The Washington Post



The Washington Post later expanded on the incident:

Officer appears to threaten cameraman covering chaos in Ferguson - The Washington Post



They're proving everyone of their critics right. They are attacking the media, they do not want their oppression to be recorded. They do not want their aggression to be shown to the public later. This is the police state that people are so worried about.

I posted this the night it happened and noted that the cop was way out of bounds. However, I also had the decency to note that a supervisor came right over and settled things down quite respectfully.

What's happening in Ferguson is tense all around and there are stupid moves being made on both sides so trying to paint this as being one sided is simply one electrically dishonest.
 
That is soooooooo unacceptable, will the right wingers be in here defending that too. And why is there a political divide on such matters anyway. This seems to substantiate that the right doesn't value civil liberties.

I am a conservative and I oppose militarized police. I'm also a rifle instructor and the first rule of safety is Always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction . These guys are dangerous amateurs, and if someone pops one for threatening them with a loaded rifle I'd say they'd have it coming.
 
This is an outrageous statement. When tension is high in Syria the media hide and report from dark buildings and rooftops and take pictures after the fact. Go with a camera crew to IRAQ and try to film terrorists interacting with the local population . . . I wish you the best of luck.

... you mean people taking these pictures?

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Think of that for a second, they're getting more access to terrorists and rebel fighters than they are to events happening at home and you're perfectly fine with that. Who is the true police state enabler?
 
I posted this the night it happened and noted that the cop was way out of bounds. However, I also had the decency to note that a supervisor came right over and settled things down quite respectfully.

What's happening in Ferguson is tense all around and there are stupid moves being made on both sides so trying to paint this as being one sided is simply one electrically dishonest.

Yea, a captain did come over, take the information from the journalist, and give him a business card.
 
You should watch the video. Tell me whether the cop says "shelled with this" or "shelled with us".

The act of pointing a gun at one's head is a threat, yes?
 
They weren't. As a matter of fact, they haven't been arrested for doing anything other than being present. How do I know? All have so far been released without charges.
Lack of charges doesn't mean they weren't doing anything, as should be evident by the lack of charges against Officer Wilson and the kid who was an accomplice to Brown's robbery.

Journalists Killed in Syria - Committee to Protect Journalists

Stop your nonsense please.
 
The act of pointing a gun at one's head is a threat, yes?

Where do you see anyone pointing a gun at anyone's head?
 
It is looking more and more like some of the "media" are becoming part of the problem there.

Is it wrong to give the guy holding a molotov cocktail a lighter ?

How is it okay to film from inside a store that is being looted ?

Guess it is difficult to draw the line between reporting and being part of the mob.

One things for sure, there are lots and lots of little "media" outlets nowadays.

Wouldn't be surprised to see a few more of them detained this evening.
 
Where do you see anyone pointing a gun at anyone's head?

As I said, if what Danarhea posted is accurate. It appears as if there's a video archive that shows this incident.
 

I watched the video. He does say near the end of it that police officers were shot at. At the same time the video is showing a line of police nearly shoulder to shoulder and a group twice the size of a car. If someone were aiming at police, the odds of such a huge target not being hit is pretty slim.
 
Lack of charges doesn't mean they weren't doing anything

Oh ffs. Are you kidding me? Is this from the same logic that brings us the absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence? Are you part of the group that says pepper spray is just food stuff? Here's a clue for you bud, if you're arrested and you aren't charged with anything - you are an INNOCENT PERSON. You were an innocent person the entire time. You weren't charged with anything after your arrest? You are an innocent person. You were not violating any laws. That's why you weren't charged. You weren't doing anything illegal, there was no reason to arrest you.

Journalists Killed in Syria - Committee to Protect Journalists

Stop your nonsense please.

Lmao, what does that have to do with my statement? I stated that there are terrorists in Syria who treat our journalists better than the police in Ferguson. This is demonstrated by the fact that journalists are regularly allowed to record the actions of the groups and the Ferguson police has sought to arrest a number of terrorists for doing just that. You're not proving me wrong. Nice try.
 
... you mean people taking these pictures?
Oh yeah, those are totally comparable to the media in Ferguson with their enormous cameras and microphones and bright lights right in the faces of those they are accusing of brutality.
 
As I said, if what Danarhea posted is accurate. It appears as if there's a video archive that shows this incident.

And as I said, Danarhhea posted a link to the archive and in it you don't see anyone pointing a gun at anyone's head.

Scroll about a half way down to the video entitled "Police officer threatens KARG Argus Radio camera man". Watch it as often as you like, you won't see what Danarhea is claiming.
 
And as I said, Danarhhea posted a link to the archive and in it you don't see anyone pointing a gun at anyone's head.

Scroll about a half way down to the video entitled "Police officer threatens KARG Argus Radio camera man". Watch it as often as you like, you won't see what Danarhea is claiming.

I'd have to look at it when I get home, I cannot right now. I was just going off of what others had reported for now.
 
Oh yeah, those are totally comparable to the media in Ferguson with their enormous cameras and microphones and bright lights right in the faces of those they are accusing of brutality.

It's like my hearing hurts, but only cause you keep making less sense. What you're saying is that a person holding a camera on a mount is more intrusive in your line of work than a person who is holding a handheld camera. Are you kidding me? Stop it. You're looking terrible. The media wasn't interfering with police work. The police arrested people recording the events. The media is far more interfering in other places with far more dangerous situations and it is still allowed freedom to be there.
 
The locals don't want anyone across the nation to see their oppression, because if they allow it, it'll make authorities look bad, which they are.
 
Oh ffs. Are you kidding me? Is this from the same logic that brings us the absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence? Are you part of the group that says pepper spray is just food stuff? Here's a clue for you bud, if you're arrested and you aren't charged with anything - you are an INNOCENT PERSON. You were an innocent person the entire time.
That's not at all how it works. If you kill someone tomorrow and are not charged, are you an innocent person? Prosecutors have no obligation to charge anyone with anything, regardless of whether they think they can prove a crime. In all likelihood, they didn't want to deal with the whining from the media about it.

Lmao, what does that have to do with my statement? I stated that there are terrorists in Syria who treat our journalists better than the police in Ferguson.
And the fact that there have been dozens of media killed by Syrian forces in the past decade, but none in Ferguson, has no relevance to you?

This is demonstrated by the fact that journalists are regularly allowed to record the actions of the groups and the Ferguson police has sought to arrest a number of terrorists for doing just that. You're not proving me wrong. Nice try.
Who are the people in the pictures and who are the photographers? Many of the people seem to be rebels, which doesn't exactly support your point about terrorists. Others could have been taken by the terrorists themselves.
 
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