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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsVery Informative Live Tweets from Buzzfeed Writer in Ferguson Tonight
https://twitter.com/blackink12With pics and vines.
Saying as early as 3 hrs ago they were getting tear gassed and shot at by police with no warning. Cops were pointing guns at him. He realized they had no way of knowing he was media, even though they wouldn't care...
Check it out.
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(12,769 posts)joshcryer
(62,277 posts)joshcryer
(62,277 posts)What idiots. They have no right to stop reporters freely filming. They are morons. So many lawsuits they're opening themselves up to.
joshcryer
(62,277 posts)Holy shit.
joshcryer
(62,277 posts)Cop telling them to stop filming.
cui bono
(19,926 posts)even though they weren't doing anything wrong at all.
You're right that I shouldn't have to use that terminology but they were definitely not being allowed to film. Looks like they were kettled. Arrested for "failure to disperse." Hundreds of Occupy protesters got "caught" not "dispersing."
cui bono
(19,926 posts)bigtree
(86,008 posts). . . thank you for this thread and for your dedicated attention to this.
cui bono
(19,926 posts)It's so unbelievable. But hopefully it is ultimately going to be positive that it escalated like this and policing gets scrutinized more and we start to demilitarize it.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)*Does not apply when a toy soldier with a badge is threatening to kill you.