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Maybe what we regular folks need to do is police our media MUCH more doggedly.
So why is a @USATODAY reporter narrativizing so heavily on @Twitter, & in a way VERY likely to inflame tensions between police & communities in #Louisville KY & beyond? https://twitter.com/nataliealund/status/1266877181164089349?s=20
So why is a @USATODAY reporter narrativizing so heavily on @Twitter, & in a way VERY likely to inflame tensions between police & communities in #Louisville KY & beyond? https://twitter.com/nataliealund/status/1266877181164089349?s=20
In case a bout of common sense occurs & this gets deleted (AFTER 76.9K RTs & 113.7K Likes), here's a screenshot.
"I cannot believe what I just witnessed." FFS.
The failure to provide ANY relevant context here is appalling
"I cannot believe what I just witnessed." FFS.
The failure to provide ANY relevant context here is appalling
OBVIOUS context questions:
1: What all went on in that area leading up to this? Any riotous activity?
2: We see uni'd officers arrive soon after. They appear to be about to sweep area. Are they?
3: If so, did they follow SOP? Did they repeatedly order crowd to disperse first?
1: What all went on in that area leading up to this? Any riotous activity?
2: We see uni'd officers arrive soon after. They appear to be about to sweep area. Are they?
3: If so, did they follow SOP? Did they repeatedly order crowd to disperse first?
4: If no dispersal orders were given, were there any exigent circumstances justifying deviation from SOP?
Those are the biggies, but cd come up w more if pressed.
Don't mean to pick on this reporter, but this kind of sloppiness cannot be tolerated. Stakes are FAR too high rn
Those are the biggies, but cd come up w more if pressed.
Don't mean to pick on this reporter, but this kind of sloppiness cannot be tolerated. Stakes are FAR too high rn
This sloppiness feeds a hyperbolic unreal narrative of evil cops terrorizing communities, of America as a racist hellscape.
Folks worked way too hard over decades to improve police-community relations for this. Are all PDs & LEOs perfect? NO. But the wanton demonizing MUST STOP
Folks worked way too hard over decades to improve police-community relations for this. Are all PDs & LEOs perfect? NO. But the wanton demonizing MUST STOP
To be clear, folks have a constitutional right to peaceably assemble & protest. It was hot outside & milk & water are for if folks get tear-gassed. Large groups are unpredictable & #RadLeft jerks pop up at these things & try to antagonize LEOs into aggression by hurling things
Innocent peaceful protesters sometimes get caught in fallout, unfortunately. Supplies are innocuous in themselves & it was still 1hr 20min before curfew.
OTOH, if there'd already been riotous activity in area & if officers had already directed folks to disperse, cd be justified
OTOH, if there'd already been riotous activity in area & if officers had already directed folks to disperse, cd be justified
This bit of American Dystopia narrativizing has now been RTed 82,000 times.
PLEASE RT this thread! I don't usually (or ever) beg for RTs. This feels important. PLEASE. HELP TURN THE TIDE.
Make this viral. Tell our media WE DEMAND RESPONSIBILITY.
PLEASE RT this thread! I don't usually (or ever) beg for RTs. This feels important. PLEASE. HELP TURN THE TIDE.
Make this viral. Tell our media WE DEMAND RESPONSIBILITY.
PS to all blaming Trump for these riots:
Y'all know most if not all these cities are under Democratic leadership, many for many decades, yes?
So to extent* folks are expressing justifiable anger at urban police depts, THAT'S ON OUR TEAM
*tho that's not really whole story obvs
Y'all know most if not all these cities are under Democratic leadership, many for many decades, yes?
So to extent* folks are expressing justifiable anger at urban police depts, THAT'S ON OUR TEAM
*tho that's not really whole story obvs
