Civilized society is very skin deep... News crew attacked in broad daylight for no reason

[Reason]

Video @ link

http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-fox40-crew-attacked-in-natomas-20110220,0,1215260.story

 

[puppetmaster]

is anyone here surprised?

 

[Yieu]

is anyone here surprised?

Uh... I am. How is that even a question? Of course I'm surprised, the reaction of the mob was insane and not logical, I don't understand it!

 

[moostraks]

From one of the comments there was more to the story with the reporters being told to back off and get out of their faces (not that I condone violence but reporters can be notoriously insensitive and demanding and blind to the possibility they are not invincible). If that is the case this is just more rationalization for the need for the police state.

 

[puppetmaster]

Uh... I am. How is that even a question? Of course I'm surprised, the reaction of the mob was insane and not logical, I don't understand it!

Then you don't understand a substantial percent of our population.

This is a predictable response, and also deplorable.

 

[pmbug]

Propaganda is a form of violence. It's an expression of political force. They shouldn't be surprised when they get some blowback.

 

[sratiug]

The reporter had an attitude with people that just lost a friend or relative, fuck him. Law can't protect you from stupidity.

 

[VBRonPaulFan]

wow, they started being assholes the second he walked up to them and asked them a question. they could've used that as a good moment to ask anyone to come forward with information, instead they just got into some thug mentality and went right after the reporters. that's totally ridiculous.

 

[Thrashertm]

I can see why the crowd might have gotten pissed off. These reporters are akin to ambulance chasers, profiting off others' misery.

 

[pcosmar]

News crew attacked in broad daylight for no reason

There was a reason.
They were not welcome, and they did not leave fast enough.

What part of "get out of my face" do you not understand?

The other news crews did not get beat up. They kept their distance.

 

[kahless]

Should be of no surprise to see people who are mourning act irrational. The reporters should have been sensitive to that and gotten out of there as soon as they mourners protested. They did not deserve a beating and I do not condone that but they were insensitive and had to know they were playing with fire and might get burned.

 

[specsaregood]

Propaganda is a form of violence. It's an expression of political force. They shouldn't be surprised when they get some blowback.

Good. they make money off of other peoples' misery and misfortune. Too long have "reporters" considered themselves part of the elite untouchable by the mundanes. They gave up that right years ago when they (for the most part) switched from journalism to propaganda artists.

 

[Yieu]

From one of the comments there was more to the story with the reporters being told to back off and get out of their faces (not that I condone violence but reporters can be notoriously insensitive and demanding and blind to the possibility they are not invincible). If that is the case this is just more rationalization for the need for the police state.

I watched the scene from four angles, including from the beginning, and it did not appear the news crew were instigating it, they weren't given a chance to leave before violence was initiated. I also saw the comment you were referring to, but I do not see how the person who made that comment came to that conclusion, unless he was merely trying to 'shape opinion'.

Then you don't understand a substantial percent of our population.

This is a predictable response, and also deplorable.

I do not see how it could be predictable. Are you saying there are a large amount of people who are irrational? I do not see how you would be able to predict they would react in that way.

There was a reason.
They were not welcome, and they did not leave fast enough.

What part of "get out of my face" do you not understand?

The other news crews did not get beat up. They kept their distance.

Good. they make money off of other peoples' misery and misfortune. Too long have "reporters" considered themselves part of the elite untouchable by the mundanes. They gave up that right years ago when they (for the most part) switched from journalism to propaganda artists.

I see what you guys mean, but the other news reporters did go up to them, and then left. The individuals in that crowd did not seem to give the reporters they attacked a chance to leave, and violence is never the answer -- not when our government does it domestically or abroad, not when anyone does it. But then the peace/anti-war message is what brought me here.

 

[Tal]

I cant say I was surprised when I saw it was a group of black people attacking them.

 

[Yieu]

I cant say I was surprised when...

Okay, that was uncalled for and is against the forum rules. Ron Paul speaks out against such collectivism...

And it would be wrong for us to not call out such views when we see them.

 

[silverhandorder]

I don't know if it is against the forum rules but it was pretty damn stupid thing to say.

 

[Pistis]

I cant say I was surprised when I saw it was a group of black people attacking them.

Collectivist drivel!

It was also a group of black people holding back the attackers and conversing with the reporter towards the end of the clip.

 

[Yieu]

I don't know if it is against the forum rules but it was pretty damn stupid thing to say.

It is against the forum rules.

+ Racism is simply an ugly form of collectivism, the mindset that views humans strictly as members of groups rather than individuals. It will not be tolerated here.

 

[Tal]

Okay, that was uncalled for and is against the forum rules. Ron Paul speaks out against such collectivism...

What collectivism? is it not a fact that crime rates among blacks is much much higher than white people ? I didnt say all blacks are violent, I just said I wasnt surprised that they where black.

Ron Paul also strikes me as a man who likes to tell the truth and not be politically correct and the facts is just that this sort of behavior is more common among blacks than whites.

 

[Yieu]

What collectivism? is it not a fact that crime rates among blacks is much much higher than white people ? I didnt say all blacks are violent, I just said I wasnt surprised that they where black.

Ron Paul also strikes me as a man who likes to tell the truth and not be politically correct and the facts is just that this sort of behavior is more common among blacks than whites.

It is collectivist. It is seeing people as groups rather than as individuals, and it is against the rules.

It is against the rules for a reason. It is an Ugly form of collectivism, and aside from that, it makes Ron Paul look bad, regardless of the fact that he disagrees with this form of collectivism.