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In reply to the discussion: So tell me, ...what did this guy do to deserve it? [View all]boppers
(16,588 posts)160. Sure. They get their day in court, and their lawsuits.
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Remember when we were kids and told "Policemen were your friends." I don't recognize much of this
monmouth
May 2012
#1
Lucky he's not in jail, well I assume he's not. They've been throwing journalists in jail
sabrina 1
May 2012
#7
The context of this particular image may not be equally as important as the fact...
Earth_First
May 2012
#10
Well, Zimmerman killed a man, so he deserved a few 'scratches'. The question was, what did this
sabrina 1
May 2012
#17
He's a photo journalist. He wasn't exactly in a war zone, although he sure likes like he was.
sabrina 1
May 2012
#24
It kills me that so many here are willing to give law enforcement the benefit of the doubt, first...
Earth_First
May 2012
#26
Lol, I know. There is simply no logic to it considering the past seven months of evidence that
sabrina 1
May 2012
#30
I don't know yet, but the video will be available soon. I do remember so many instances like this
sabrina 1
May 2012
#23
Do you have an instances of that scenario you just conjured up happening at any of these
sabrina 1
May 2012
#36
I don't know, maybe the phony War on Drugs or the detention of Muslims suspected of being terrorists
sabrina 1
May 2012
#42
...and there is also "Photography Is Not A Crime" -ran by a DUer who doesn't post very often
Earth_First
May 2012
#45
When was the last time you heard of 10 journalists being arrested every month, for nearly a year...
Earth_First
May 2012
#50
Journalists who rape children should be arrested and detained, to point to the obvious.
boppers
May 2012
#74
When was the last time you heard of 10 journalists being arrested every month, for nearly a year...
Earth_First
May 2012
#51
None, of course. Is there some legitimate number of inappropriately beaten-up innocents?
WriteWrong
May 2012
#158
So how does that compare with the number of banksters arrested since September?
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2012
#52
So, how many instances of these molotov cocktail throwing "fake journalists" can you point to? nt
Guy Whitey Corngood
May 2012
#65
Hm, at OccupyPortland's last stand, I counted 10 who were armed for combat *and* journalism.
boppers
May 2012
#71
Multiple cameras produce evidence from many different angles, that is why so far, no one has
sabrina 1
May 2012
#33
No protesters have been convicted, BECAUSE of video evidence. Have you followed any of this at all
sabrina 1
May 2012
#43
Your point must be a state secret, because I have no idea what point you are trying to make.
sabrina 1
May 2012
#48
And I agree, which is why I keep asking for the video evidence of violent protesters.
sabrina 1
May 2012
#59
Tired of the circular argument, with zero to back it up. Not that I hadn't noticed but
sabrina 1
May 2012
#61
If you think the Civil Rights Movement was all non-violent, shame on your schooling.
boppers
May 2012
#119
And nurses, construction workers, fire fighters, pilots, school teachers, students,
sabrina 1
May 2012
#121
Oh please. You are talking about the US media? They create 'news' to fit an agenda. No one
sabrina 1
May 2012
#128
Lol, of course I saw it, months ago, on Glenn Beck's blog, and on Free Republic
sabrina 1
May 2012
#164
Really, I have a friend who was part of the Portland Occupy movement. I guess you just stopped by
sabrina 1
May 2012
#166
Another story about another victim in Chicago that didn't deserve what he got:
sad sally
May 2012
#19
How terribly sad. And even more so that it occurs on a regular basis. Those children should be
sabrina 1
May 2012
#34
Well, he is a photo journalist for one of the best organizations that often send their
sabrina 1
May 2012
#37
What else is new is that "we" have an AG who apparently won't prosecute any of them, the
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2012
#53
Why the hell would you side with the police!? I'm about to post livestream of what happened to him
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#57
Chicago cops also arrested a Getty photographer. Just nonsense... n/t
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#38
Surprised? No. Most of them were likely Republican before the GOP purges, they have not changed
Dragonfli
May 2012
#64
You saw the pics of cops shoving people along the fence and into each other; it's the second photo
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#66
Why did the cops attack those protesters, right after the Veterans tossed their medals?
sabrina 1
May 2012
#85
They moved in as the Veterans themselves, interviewed on various media, stated. People
sabrina 1
May 2012
#97
Many -were- beaten. This is not my thread. I did not say the photographer was baton'd.
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#99
It was fully peaceful until cops showed up 15+ deep and began giving orders against the
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#115
Proportion, especially because the rally at which those injuries were doled out
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#116
The Constitution. Use it or lose it. Because it's being killed before our very eyes.
Fire Walk With Me
May 2012
#117
Basically, the last 200 years have sided with 1st amendment *limits* on speech.
boppers
May 2012
#145
Protesting against police violence against protesters doesn't appear to be working.
randome
May 2012
#77
To the posters not believing he was struck by baton, here's confirmation from Getty Images
suffragette
May 2012
#144
So, somebody who wasn't there, with no actual knowledge, or evidence, has "confirmed" it?
boppers
May 2012
#146
Your dad was a Mormon mouthpiece so you "know how these things work"...too funny.
U4ikLefty
May 2012
#153
Actually I don't. You can contact the Getty PR person yourself through the links in post #148
suffragette
May 2012
#159
The thing that shocks me are the bizarre lies the pro-police posters make up to justify the violence
WriteWrong
May 2012
#150
Are you talking about the photo journalist? He got his injury from a police baton it has now been
sabrina 1
May 2012
#169
It did not have to meander all over the place. Most of us simply looked for the story and easily
sabrina 1
May 2012
#171