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In reply to the discussion: L.A. deputies tackled and arrested a reporter. Her videos contradict their claims about the incident [View all]12over
(63 posts)if the police are justified or not? That will have to play out.
from the video she posted we can see that:
she was behind the police as they advanced telling people to leave the area
Typically a good place to be as police advance dispersing a crowd
She then walked up into the police line as they were arresting someone
At that point not every officer is going to know, "Is this person someone that should have left the area due to our commands? Or did this person just walk up behind me and is someone we missed as we advanced"
if nothing else, it looks like she surprised the officers more than anything and their reaction is going to be to put her under physical restraint and figure it out later
see the bottom video in post #13 for a clear view of the actions outlined above.
All the way around, charges against her will likely be dropped, and there will be little to no recourse she or her employer can take as she walked into the middle of a police action and got caught up in it.
And yes, ANYONE is press. But again... being "press" does not mean you can ignore police orders or just go where ever you want during a police action. That is kind of the point... if EVERYONE is press... then EVERYONE cant just ignore police orders.