A heartbreaking story. The media turned on him because he didn't look the part of a hero... (Reply #20)

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Mon Dec 2, 2019, 03:51 PM

Ron Obvious (5,746 posts)

20. A heartbreaking story. The media turned on him because he didn't look the part of a hero...

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I remember his defeated look as he sat outside his house while it was being searched by police (or FBI?).

We really failed the poor man (who died young). I remember a former employer tipped off the police that there was something wrong with the guy, probably because he looked like the stereotypical dumb bullying security guard straight from central casting.

I hope it will serve as a reminder to some people not to go by appearances or rush to judgement, but I don't think we're going to put that particular genie back in the bottle in today's social media climate...

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I hate that Clint Eastwood is conservative, but I love that he's doing movie on Richard Jewell [View all]	hlthe2b	Dec 2019	OP
My only concern is that it is	Ilsa	Dec 2019	#1
Today's FBI and media? This was 23 years ago. I would hope not.	hlthe2b	Dec 2019	#3
I think you give a lot of people too much credit.	Ilsa	Dec 2019	#5
Combat that narrative with a counter-narrative	TheRealNorth	Dec 2019	#7
That's the best point to make.	Ilsa	Dec 2019	#11
Well in this case the media was inaccurate. Nt	USALiberal	Dec 2019	#13
Jewell was made a victim of law enforcement and media rush to	beachbumbob	Dec 2019	#2
Not quite the same...	DAMANgoldberg	Dec 2019	#25
Clint always gets a pass from me.	BlueTsunami2018	Dec 2019	#4
Sure conservatives sucks but it takes all kinds to make the world go 'round, BUT	krawhitham	Dec 2019	#6
Eastwood is hard to understand	Johonny	Dec 2019	#8
Regarding looking "cheap"	TexasBushwhacker	Dec 2019	#23
I tend to give Eastwood's political beliefs a pass when it comes to his movies, too	Ohiogal	Dec 2019	#9
Eastwood's aesthetics are difficult to reconcile with his politics.	Mike 03	Dec 2019	#10
And in Unforgiven	edhopper	Dec 2019	#14
Fascinating!	Mike 03	Dec 2019	#16
I liked Mystic River	snort	Dec 2019	#18
Million Dollar Baby was based on stories written by a "cut man"	TexasBushwhacker	Dec 2019	#24
One of my Eastwood favorites is "In the Line of Fire".	roamer65	Dec 2019	#12
I think Tom Cruise is nuts but like his movies. Nt	USALiberal	Dec 2019	#15
Clint Eastwood can kiss my ass.	Solomon	Dec 2019	#17
I can't believe that Stingray from Cobra Kai landed such a huge part	Polybius	Dec 2019	#19
A heartbreaking story. The media turned on him because he didn't look the part of a hero...	Ron Obvious	Dec 2019	#20
It doesn't diminish what happened, but I think a lot of attempts were made to acknowledge	hlthe2b	Dec 2019	#21
For whatever reason, what I remember best is the label "Uni-Bubba"	Coventina	Dec 2019	#22
I'm curious if Eric Rudolph is part of this work.	underpants	Dec 2019	#26
Jewell got screwed, but to put out a film about how federal law enforcement and the media suck	RockRaven	Dec 2019	#27
Exactly, also anti-Clinton propaganda.	radius777	Dec 2019	#28
"having not seen the movie"... exactly	hlthe2b	Dec 2019	#29

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