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Re: CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]

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Post by kmonsen »

SV_BubbleTime wrote: post #81
kmonsen wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The arrested reporter was black, there was another White CB reporter standing nearby that was not arrested. Perhaps it’s all coincidence. https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/us/minneapolis-cnn-crew-arres...

The crew headed by the white reporter moved when police asked, they were behind “the line”. The crew that was arrested should not have been but it’s not the same scenario. Are you sure it’s as simple as “this guy was black”? If you aren’t sure it seems like a bad accusation to make.

Of course we can’t know, but the police are giving bogus explanations so it’s hard to give them good faith. They would probably do the same if they arrested a white crew.

The larger story is that there is close to zero accountability for police in this country. At least a small minority of cops are racist and violent and use the opportunity to murder citizens and other police will not speak out.

Re: CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]

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Post by Ididntdothis »

maskedinvader wrote: post #8

Isn't this situational irony ? reporters covering the events that were a result of unreasonable police actions themselves were subject to the unreasonable actions of the police.

Irony would be if the police had been arrested. This is just a continuation of bad behavior.

Re: CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]

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Post by JSavageOne »

monocasa wrote: post #107
JSavageOne wrote: post #98

How is it legal for a police offer to arrest someone without any warning, without even telling them why they're being arrested, and without probable cause? What are the repercussions for these officers for falsely arresting people? Do they suffer any consequences, or do they suffer no punishment for this injustice? This is extremely disturbing, and further evidence that the U.S. is a police state. I've never felt mor…

> How is it legal for a police offer to arrest someone without any warning, without even telling them why they're being arrested, and without probable cause? Cops can hold you for some amount of time, generally around 24 hours without cause. > What are the repercussions for these officers for falsely arresting people? None > Do they suffer any consequences, or do they suffer no punishment for this injustice? No punis…

That's horrifying. Why don't we change the law?

Re: CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]

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Post by _bxg1 »

maskedinvader wrote: post #8

Isn't this situational irony ? reporters covering the events that were a result of unreasonable police actions themselves were subject to the unreasonable actions of the police.

Honestly as a piece of reporting I don't think it could have possibly gone better.

Re: CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]

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Post by monocasa »

stronglikedan wrote: post #99
papercrane wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

According to CNN's timeline the police asked them to move at 5:09 AM, the reporter asked where they wanted them, at 5:11 AM the police arrested them. The reporter was not given the chance to follow directions. https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/george-floyd-protest-update...

I'm not commenting on this particular case, since we don't have all of the facts yet, but it should only take seconds to comply with a lawful order, not minutes .

Just watch the video; it was a live broadcast of the whole encounter. They were told to move, asked where was OK to move, the cops didn't give an answer (ostensibly communicating with superiors over radio), and then they were simply arrested.

There's no additional facts here.

Re: CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]

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Post by camgunz »

JSavageOne wrote: post #113
monocasa wrote: post #107

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> How is it legal for a police offer to arrest someone without any warning, without even telling them why they're being arrested, and without probable cause? Cops can hold you for some amount of time, generally around 24 hours without cause. > What are the repercussions for these officers for falsely arresting people? None > Do they suffer any consequences, or do they suffer no punishment for this injustice? No punis…

That's horrifying. Why don't we change the law?

Courts are normally extremely deferential to law enforcement. Coupled with the fact that increasing oversight or increasing restrictions on law enforcement leads to a barrage of "soft on crime" political attack ads, and you get what we have today.

Re: CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]

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Post by M2Ys4U »

myrion wrote: post #3
TeaDrunk wrote: post #2

Note that Minneapolis state police have claimed that the reporters were released from jail the following morning after confirming themselves as media, which CNN responded by saying they had identified themselves before their arrest and it was only through the Goverers interference that their reporters were released the following morning.

I mean, it happened live on air, they were clearly identified as CNN and willing to comply with police orders - making the police's claim laughable. I wonder what those officers were thinking, arresting a reporter on live camera.

>I wonder what those officers were thinking, arresting a reporter on live camera.

"This man is Black, therefore he is the enemy", probably.

Re: CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]

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Post by throwaway894345 »

take_a_breath wrote: post #100
throwaway894345 wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I'm not sure what your point is. Is it that it's okay to arrest them if they're not live? The point is that it's not even in the officers' own self-interest.

Neither is pushing your knee so hard into someone's neck that they choke to death. It still happened.

Why are you responding to me like I expressed some opinion that you disagree with? I was just providing clarifying context.

Re: CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]

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Post by monocasa »

JSavageOne wrote: post #113
monocasa wrote: post #107

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> How is it legal for a police offer to arrest someone without any warning, without even telling them why they're being arrested, and without probable cause? Cops can hold you for some amount of time, generally around 24 hours without cause. > What are the repercussions for these officers for falsely arresting people? None > Do they suffer any consequences, or do they suffer no punishment for this injustice? No punis…

That's horrifying. Why don't we change the law?

Because we have decades of it being political suicide to not be "tough on crime".

Obviously cops only act in good faith, so any restrictions on them are restrictions on getting criminals off the street.

Re: CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]

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Post by tinyhouse »

What happened to Floyd is horrible and police abuse is a real thing. I never understood why police officers in the US have no common sense. I recall many incidents where they shoot and kill people trying to escape (so no threat to them). I'm happy the public is doing something about it.

However, I'm also annoyed by the stupidity of many people who blindly yell racism. Not so long ago there was a naked black male (Harvard student) walking down the streets of Cambridge, MA. Police came and arrested him. He refused arrest so they have to use force, but it was reasonable force required to arrest someone who is refusing arrest. People filmed the incident and next day many accused the police for racism. WTF!? I watched the film and there was nothing out of the ordinary. We should support good police officers and not assume all are bad and racist. They risk their life to defend us and our communities (white and black and everyone else).

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