Black TV Crew Attacked While Filming (in S.C.)

[Newsjock]

Source: Associated Press

Columbia, S.C. (AP) -- Three people upset that a news crew was reporting on the arrest of a relative attacked the television reporter and yelled racial slurs at her and a photographer, authorities said Tuesday.

The family members, all white, began yelling and charged at black WSPA-TV reporter Charmayne Brown while she was standing in the street near the family's home in Union, said news director Alex Bongiorno.

Brown was punched in the head, and black cameraman Ti Barnes was also struck as he tried to pull family members off Brown, Bongiorno said. A video of the attack shows Brown, who wasn't seriously injured, defending herself.

... The fight was taped by a white crew from a second television station. They were not attacked.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/03/11/national/a183652D02.DTL&tsp=1

[truthisfreedom]

1. Idiots abound!

[truthisfreedom]

2. including me with my double posting, apparently!

gahh!

[liberal1973]

3. Unreal

The white tv crew just watched.

[Captain Angry]

5. How many times did they have to say it?

On America's Funniest Home Videos... "If somebody is going to get hurt, put the camera down and help them out."

I'd like to hear how that court case goes. Assault, battery, and non-intervention. What a mess. I hope they're ok.

[Dhalgren]

4. Oh yeah, race relations in the south are just peachy!

I had someone on here just last week telling me that race was no longer a big deal in the south - well whoever says that is either not being honest or doesn't live down here. This is just the kind of sick, ignorant bullshit that goes on down here all of the time.

The white "news" crew just stood by and filmed...beautiful... :grr:

[gaspee]

8. I keep getting told the same thing

When I point out that winning southern primaries shouldn't be gloated about as some sort of proof one can win the general election. Cause it ain't gonna happen.

Also... the people claiming race relations in the south are peachy conveniently have forgotten about the Jena 6. My, what short memories we have.

[PSPS]

6. I could understand it if they "attacked" both crews

I, for one, have long ago grown tired of these "cops"-like on-the-spot field reports serving up some familiy's trouble "live" for the entertainment of "news" viewers.

[wtmusic]

7. So the white crew was taping while the black crew was being attacked

How thoughtful. :crazy:

[libnnc]

9. here's the video

Motherfucking racists

http://www.wspa.com/midatlantic/spa/news.apx.-content-articles-SPA-2008-03-11-0020.html