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Police officer appears to threaten journalist in Ferguson

I watched Don Lemon get pushed by a cop yesterday for being where the cops had told him to be.

The cops are making themselves look really bad. I'm sure somehow that's the media's fault.

Not exactly but the cops are contending with a lot of "media" that is going their work with cell phones and pocket cameras. It's pretty difficult to pick them out from a casual observer if they're in the thick of things.

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I want to expand on this a little.

Along with the legitimate protesters in Ferguson there are, as we know, some folks who WANT there to be violence. Some of these folks, under the guise of "media" are instigating trouble just so that they can film it. That's a real problem for both the cops and the people who just want to have their voice heard because those antics really can't be separated from the rest of the protest.
 
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You thinking restricting 1st amendment rights is "sense"....that is freaking nonsensical and laughable.

The 1st Amendment doesn't give journalists to disobey lawful authority and interfere with a cop excuting his duty. Nor does it guarantee unlimited access to everything.
 
Lmao, telling someone you'll shoot them with a shell isn't a threat... brought you by: Pepper spray is just foodstuff.

But it is foodstuff! Homer says so!
 
... 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?

That proves nothing. Just because the last pic has an AP stamp doesn't mean an AP reporter took these (since no source is provide). It's more likely the people behind the cameras where part of the subjects. No Al Qaeda propaganda photos?
 
Not exactly but the cops are contending with a lot of "media" that is going their work with cell phones and pocket cameras. It's pretty difficult to pick them out from a casual observer if they're in the thick of things.

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I want to expand on this a little.

Along with the legitimate protesters in Ferguson there are, as we know, some folks who WANT there to be violence. Some of these folks, under the guise of "media" are instigating trouble just so that they can film it. That's a real problem for both the cops and the people who just want to have their voice heard because those antics really can't be separated from the rest of the protest.

What evidence do you have that there are people who want for there to be violence, and who would these people be?
 
so the police shold have told him to turn the light off and explain to him why in a stearn, strict, powerful,serious, demanding loud way... not threaten to shoot him or point gun at him...are you justifying his behavior
 
when a cop points a gun at you and threaten to shoot you for any reason i bet you will be upset
 
so the police shold have told him to turn the light off and explain to him why in a stearn, strict, powerful,serious, demanding loud way... not threaten to shoot him or point gun at him...are you justifying his behavior

Maybe he ignore many previous requests to turn it off which starts heading down disorderly conduct charge.
 
That proves nothing. Just because the last pic has an AP stamp doesn't mean an AP reporter took these (since no source is provide). It's more likely the people behind the cameras where part of the subjects. No Al Qaeda propaganda photos?

Sources:

Rick Findler - AP Photographer (1st)
Agence LeJournal/SIPA via Time (2nd)
Olivier Voisin (3rd)

If you'd like more:

The World Press Photo Awards: Stunning images from capture all extremes of human emotion | Mail Online
Laurent Van der Stockt, el fotógrafo que cruzó la línea roja de Obama - Número f - Lauren Van der Stockt (who photographed Al-Qaeda members as well as members of the SFA in Syria)

This nonsense that reporters/journalists/photographers aren't respected worldwide and especially in war zones is just that. Hell, without them - you wouldn't get anywhere near the amount of news you do now. The police in Ferguson? Well, they don't care about the info getting out. They just want to harass the media and people are eating it up. Remember, telling someone they'll get shelled if they don't turn off a light is not a threat anymore. Police running around and arresting reporters for standing around means they're not innocent. This is the 1984 that Orwell kept talking about and the Conservatives have shown themselves to be in full support of it.
 
Sources:

Rick Findler - AP Photographer (1st)
Agence LeJournal/SIPA via Time (2nd)
Olivier Voisin (3rd)

If you'd like more:

The World Press Photo Awards: Stunning images from capture all extremes of human emotion | Mail Online
Laurent Van der Stockt, el fotógrafo que cruzó la línea roja de Obama - Número f - Lauren Van der Stockt (who photographed Al-Qaeda members as well as members of the SFA in Syria)

This nonsense that reporters/journalists/photographers aren't respected worldwide and especially in war zones is just that. Hell, without them - you wouldn't get anywhere near the amount of news you do now. The police in Ferguson? Well, they don't care about the info getting out. They just want to harass the media and people are eating it up. Remember, telling someone they'll get shelled if they don't turn off a light is not a threat anymore. Police running around and arresting reporters for standing around means they're not innocent. This is the 1984 that Libertarians kept talking about and the Conservatives have shown themselves to be in full support of it.

Thanks. Like I said no source was provided originally so just posting pics isn't helpful.
 
What evidence do you have that there are people who want for there to be violence, and who would these people be?

You mean other than that they're talking about it themselves? https://archive.org/details/RevoltInFerguson

It's Anarchists and hardcore Communists that are causing the trouble.

OK...well, Marc Lamont Hill was talking about it too on CNN.

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Just to add some more to this - http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/19/holder-and-obama-must-enforce-anti-riot-act-agains/

The rioting in Ferguson, Missouri, involves left-wing militants from across the country. It is not simply local unrest over the police shooting of Michael Brown. Out-of-state anarchists, Communists, Occupy movement members and other agitators are exploiting the situation to create chaos. That is their method for trying to bring down the American way of life that they detest.

The dynamic of things in Ferguson is MUCH more complex than the common discussion seems to indicate most people believe it is.
 
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Now I see where you're coming from. I was reading something else from it, my bad.

I wouldn't give up so quickly. Just because Hatuey was over-broad in his statements doesn't mean that your scenario isn't what happened. I seriously doubt the charges were put before a DA, which makes Hatuey's assessment more relevant than TB's, even though he would be wrong in the particulars. It might be possible to find out which is true for certain.
 
Lmao, they're all AP photos. I'll give you a clue as to whom in the pictures are terrorists, 2 out of 3 depict anti-Assad rebels who have allied themselves with various factions including ISIS. Can you tell which? No? Well, doesn't really matter does it? They all depict people doing unsavory things (including the moments before an execution) and the media being right there to record it. Can the Ferguson police say they've allowed the same freedom? Nope. ;)

It's also pretty obvious that these terrorist organizations like ISIS want media publicity for what they are doing. It doesn't hinder what they are trying to do. The media in Ferguson are getting in the law enforcement's way.
 
The video in the opening post continues with a press conference on the autopsy findings. Among the attendees is Dr. Michael Baden, who has the experience and expertise to know that the autopsy supports the Police Officer's version of events. There are more wounds than are accounted for by the reported six rounds fired. That means there are multiple wounds each for at least two rounds. If you bend the arm at the elbow and raise it to the chest you can clearly see that the wounds in the forearm and hand match the wounds to the upper bicep, shoulder and right side of the chest. That clearly indicates a running or charging position. It is impossible for those wounds to have been inflicted with the arms raised in the air, and Michael Baden knows this.

This whole thing is an F'ing sham and disgrace.
 
Most gang bangers are terrible shots.

As you see in the video, the police concern is that they were being shot at and the spotlight would draw fire.

We're talking broad side of a barn here. Large groups of people in uniforms standing in a crowd. Even a miss would have someone if not the intended target.
 
We're talking broad side of a barn here. Large groups of people in uniforms standing in a crowd. Even a miss would have someone if not the intended target.

One person was shot, it just happened to be another protester. But that is what happens when you are shooting in the dark.
 
Wow, it gets even better. Watch an officer actually threaten to kill a journalist.

 
I can think of at least twice I thought about threatening reporters. I am trying to figure out what is bad about this. They are kinda like puppies, always in the worst possible place at the time. Puppies have an excuse.
 
One person was shot, it just happened to be another protester. But that is what happens when you are shooting in the dark.

Look at the video! It's not dark, there are lights everywhere! If somebody was shot and it wasn't a cop it was likely a cop who pulled the trigger or a shooting thatintended to be masked by the rioting. Pistols are simply not that inaccurate. A 3 inch group at 20 feet becomes a 15 inch group at 100 feet. It's like antigun people are willfully ignorance of how firearms and bullets behave in real life. If you can point your finger at an object you can hit it with a bullet.
 
Look at the video! It's not dark, there are lights everywhere! If somebody was shot and it wasn't a cop it was likely a cop who pulled the trigger or a shooting thatintended to be masked by the rioting. Pistols are simply not that inaccurate. A 3 inch group at 20 feet becomes a 15 inch group at 100 feet. It's like antigun people are willfully ignorance of how firearms and bullets behave in real life. If you can point your finger at an object you can hit it with a bullet.

Video cameras are more sensitive than the human eye. If you have a hard time making them out on camera then it is pitch black to the naked eye.
 
Video cameras are more sensitive than the human eye. If you have a hard time making them out on camera then it is pitch black to the naked eye.

I've been in cities at night. It's not dark. You keep making excuses. Why? In those crowds there is virtually no horizontal line of sight that does not end on a person.
 
Wow, it gets even better. Watch an officer actually threaten to kill a journalist.



See? How hard was that? That officer was way out of line and was suspended immediately.
 
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