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At least from the video, the press is walking into zones of active conflict between protestors and police with lots of noise and police in full riot gear. Pers
by yters 6y ago
At least from the video, the press is walking into zones of active conflict between protestors and police with lots of noise and police in full riot gear. Personally, it is not super suprising to me the press gets caught in the cross fire.
- bigiain 6y agoI note there's no widely circulating videos or reports of journalists being assaulted by demonstrators... I suspect there's way less "cross" in that "cross fire" than the term you're using implies.
- yters 6y agoYes, journalists would be considered to be one of the demonstrators by both parties. They are not geared out like the riot police, so do not look similar.
- bigiain 6y agoAt the same time, it's inconceivable that a journalist could be mistaken for a rioting, window breaking, projectile throwing looter. Which says something important about where the riot-gear-clad police are aiming their "cross fire". (And hence why the protests are needed, and why some of the protesters become violent after a few generations of the same old same old...)
- yters 6y agoyes, i am not saying police are justified but it isn't clear at least from the video, police are going out of their way to shut down the press, as in they have a press vendetta or want to censor which is the impression i got was going on based on the headline and linked article i accept i may just lack reading comprehension
- amaccuish 6y agoYes and we shouldn't have journalists in war zones either /s