WATCH: Councilman schools Fox News reporter on how to cover Baltimore uprisings

[demmiblue]

Source: Raw Story

Over the past 24 hours, Maryland politicians have been referring to angry citizens as “thugs” after the mostly peaceful protests over 25-year-old Frieddie Gray’s death became violent yesterday.

Much of the media attention has been focusing on the destruction of property, which was what Fox News reporter Leland Vittert wanted to discuss when he approached City Councilman Nick Mosby on the street last night. Mosby would have none of it.

When Vittert asked Mosby what the looting means for Baltimore, Mosby replied, “What it is is young folks of this community showing decades old anger, frustration, for a system that’s failed them. I mean, this is bigger than Freddie Gray. This is about the socio-economics of poor, urban America.These young guys are frustrated, they’re upset and unfortunately, their displaying it in a very destructive manner. When folks are under-educated, unfortunately, they don’t have the same intellectual voice to explain it the way other people are doing it and that’s what we see through the violence today.”

Vittert appeared to have taken none of this in, and then asked Mosby about the looting and a burning store near them and said, “Is that right?”

The councilman gave a poised response.

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Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2015/04/watch-baltimore-councilman-schools-fox-news-reporter-on-how-to-cover-baltimore-uprisings/


There we go, a perfect example as to the state of reporting in our country. Arsehole barely listens to one word of a really great response. So disrespectful and lazy.

[ret5hd]

1. Hell, that reporter was about to soil himself...

"Scary black people are all around me Mike! I feel surrounded! And the closest cop is way way way down there! I'm gonna let this large black man finish his incoherent ramblings then I'm outa here! Back to you Mike."

That's the way I saw it.

[Mr Dixon]

2. SAD

" his incoherent ramblings" Really?

[ret5hd]

3. I believe you were replying to me...

I thought the man was intelligent and coherent. But the reporter was, well, scared shitless. And he looked a fool.

Maybe that clarifies what I intended to convey.

[Mr Dixon]

5. GOT IT

Got it thanks

[madokie]

4. the councilman is spot on

the foxhound was in way over his pay grade on this one.
Until the voice is heard that we, us average american, matters not the color of our skin, mine is white btw, are hurting from the recent past and present economics. People are hungry, people are scared about tomorrow so yes they/we are frustrated and will sometime act out in not so easily controlled ways, ie riots and do things that normally they wouldn't do but caught up in the moment they do it.
The Problem is Systemic and it has to be addressed in a cogent manner