From what I can tell most journalist want credit for there work.
Most journalists have paying employers that won't fire them if people complain.
In that case, I think hypcrisy is something else we can add to the list.
How on earth is that hypocrisy?
I have strong opinions on many things, which is why I come here to discuss them. I don't want my personal opinions to be forever linked to my name, which is why I use a pseudonym. Is that hypocritical?
Many political officials refuse to be named in news articles, instead offering information on background. Is that hypocritical?
Also, if they didn't want attention, I'd question why they ambushed a senator during broad daylight on a Washington DC street with three cameras rolling and then sent the video to a popular Internet site.
No, they wanted attention... Just not on themselves. I think one would have to believe I was stupid to try to convince me otherwise.
I'm not seeing anyone who's claiming that they didn't want to bring attention to what happened. As you note, they sent it to breitbart. The point is that it's perfectly normal to want to bring attention to a particular incident while not wanting to subject yourself to attacks from people who don't like the message.
They most certainly did want attention - just in a way they controlled.
Sort of in the same way that anonymous sources seek the exact same things.
Yes they are subjected to this all the time, however, you're under cutting the severity of said reaction... it was a "poor" reaction it was an illegal reaction. He literally assaulted the person depicted. Perhaps you saying "assault" is a simple reaction. Would you support misdemeanor assault charges against him were they to be brought forth?
Towards the beginning of the thread, I noted that this was indeed a crime under the statutory definition. However, things like this happen all the time and rarely, if ever, lead to charges. Unless one of the kids wants to come forward and press charges, I don't see why there should be any further legal repercussions.
I think it's equally dishonest to portray this as "two polite college boys."
Something was clearly a-foot.
I can see how someone might genuinely believe that they are exactly that, but honestly I'd think that person was pretty naive as well.
These weren't just two college kids. There's not a chance in Hell of anyone convincing me of that until they come forward themselves. I imagine the press will find them sooner or later and we'll find out for sure, but right now there's not really any part of me that believes these were just polite college kids. This is an awfully contrived circumstance for "just a couple of college kids."
How is this so hard to believe? I've known plenty of college kids who have done things like this before, both liberal and conservative. College kids are blessed with huge amounts of free time, easy access to technology, unwarranted self-importance, and an unshakable conviction that their political predilections are absolutely correct. Even had they not said they were students, I would be surprised to find out they weren't.