So you have multiple crews, and bring out each one as they each get arrested?
Actually they did have multiple crews. The other CNN crew was positioned in a similar way didn’t have any Black people in it and the police didn’t arrest them.
CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]
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Re: CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]
#182Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Trump was talking literally about directing the military to shoot looters Uhm, no
> ....These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won't let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you! [sic] Taken from https://news.sky.com/story/george-floyd-death-twitter-flags-...
So, were did he say "to shoot looters"?
That's just one possible interpretation, if you really want to understand him that way.
Re: CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]
#183How 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…
Edit: I'm wrong, the video I had seen was slightly abridged. The video camera turns on while they were (likely) already told they will be arrested. They were perhaps ordered to move and did not move. The National Guard and state troopers in that particular area ( Downvoters: please add comment why, or else this isn't discourse
There were never ordered to move, it's all captured on film in that video. When the reporter asked "why am I being arrested?" the cop refused to even answer.
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#184Re: CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]
#185Earlier quoted context omitted.
> This is simply not true. Police may not keep you detained if they do not have probable cause or reasonable suspicion that you have committed a crime. However, in real life, they do this sometimes, even though it's been ruled unconstitutional. They don't have to charge you, so they don't have to prove it. > They don't suffer consequences enough, though, and depend on citizens not knowing that what the police are doi…
They actually do have to articulate their PC. If they don't, again, you can sue for civil rights violations. Not saying it doesn't happen, it does, but it's not correct to say they're "allowed to".
They have 24 hours to articulate that or let you go.
Re: CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]
#186How 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…
It isn't legal. There will be a civil suit, and the city will likely settle for a dollar amount covered by their insurance.
Re: CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]
#187from the description of the YouTube video > Black correspondent Omar Jimenez had just shown a protester being arrested when about half a dozen white police officers surrounded him. Is there any reason to assume racism? it looks like two other people in the camera crew got arrested and they don't look black. It looks to me like CNN is trying to play the race card to stir controversy when there are millions of other mo…
Get to know some black people and talk to them about their experiences. The chances that race were a factor in this arrest are better than 50%.
A Black reporter is more likely to be filming people similar to himself peacefully protesting, rather than focusing on the damages caused by agents provocateurs (there is video of the windows of Autozone being smashed by a dude who is definitely not a protestor).
Heck at this point the police probably have facial recognition cameras that identify a reporter and assign them a score based on how friendly their past coverage has been.
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#188What 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 (Har…
Fun Fact: A court determined it was legal for the NYPD to discriminate against hiring police officers that had IQs too high. https://abcnews.go.com/US/court-oks-barring-high-iqs-cops/st...
Anecdotal of course, but I was discussing this with someone who told me their cousin, despite being bipolar (although currently treated) and a raging racist online was being recruited by local police offices.
Re: CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]
#189Earlier 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?
Consider how one goes about changing a law. Generally it starts with citizens making a fuss to inform their elected representatives that they think the existing laws need to be changed.
Recently, in Minnesota, hundreds of people gathered in a protest on precisely this topic. They gathered to say (for their elected representatives and everyone else to hear) that they wanted a change to the laws and the system that permits police officers to kill people by kneeling on their neck when attempting to arrest them.
It was during this very protest that the CNN reporters were arrested.
So, as you can see, people are trying to solve that problem. They have been protesting loudly about it for the past decade (much longer, in truth, but there has been a renewed focus by the media within the past decade). And so far... well, you tell me whether you think it's working.
Re: CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapolis protests [video]
#190Add reporting while black to suspicious activities.