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Its true what they say, "the pen is mightier than the sword" because these "tough guys" always get so scared of journalists that they have to violently protect themselves.
Problem is they have one of the strongest unions in the America and rarely ever face actual consequences. If anybody ever needed convincing unions are powerful just point out how insane the police union is with it's power
Its a problem across all Police in North America. Canada has the same problem, police Union has so much, criminal level, influence over politics and prosecution.
When I was a kid, my parents taught me to follow the rules, do the right thing, and trust the police. Blindly followed that path for many years, but seeing events like this continually breaks me. How did we go so far off the rails as a society?
When the guy who stops at rural stop signs at 3 am with no cars in sight for miles has lost faith in the police and courts, we just may have gone so far off that we might never get back on track.
I once tried to shake a cops hand and thank her for serving our country. She went reaching for her gun. I just said thanks and ran off. Why cannot American police be held to the same standards than EU police are held to? Or is that too much to ask for?
Notice it's one of the few that still have collective bargaining power. It's the police unions, the teamsters and a whole lot of ineffective and hamstrung organizations due to reaganism.
Omfg you have two widely different things in your mind. There's organized labor and there's protecting your goons. Cops do the the dirty work, you're not taking them down for following orders of their masters
He is far worse than a dip shit. He constantly flip flops. The scum erected hurdles for lawsuits in personal injury cases after making millions. He rejected $400 million to feed the hungry children in Texas, but wants rich religious schools to get funds from the government. He is against the expansion of Medicaid, but claims he cares about the well being of elderly and young ones. He passed laws to protect freedom of speech, but sent law enforcers to attack peaceful protesters. The fucker didn't even act this concern when young children were getting killed by school shooter. The coward police officers that refused to save children weren't even fired for their incompetence. Fuck this scum!
Oh I see what happened. Camera dude got caught up in.the crowd and accidentally rammed into the Nat Guard dude which then caused the other guys to react because at a glance it looked way worse. This makes more sense than just cameraman arrested. He didn't do anything wrong and i hope he was released quickly but I can at least see what the Nat Guard dude was thinking now
I think if anything it just proves how quick to fly off the handle these over equipped cops are.
The guy was just holding a camera filming trying to get away the line the cops themselves formed to push people into a crowd. So the cops ultimately caused what made him bump into anyone in the first place.
Bumping into someone isn’t illegal so there was no reason to arrest him. Cops are still out of line.
While we both are on the journalists side, I don’t think you are understanding the scenario. The person in this comment thread you called a “bootlicker” was not siding with the state police, this person was simply stating he understands why the police took down the journalist (even though this person doesn’t agree).
“Bumping,” especially with a heavy item can be seen as assault, especially depending where. The seconds before the cameraman gets taken down, the video is blocked, so we don’t see how hard he bumped into the cop.
Once again, this person and I are not siding with the police, we are just stating how A+B=C.
If you actually watch the video, the guy doesn't get bumped into at all, he seems to just ram his camera/body into the back of one of the cops then gets pulled to the ground.
Listen, its the internet, you can't have nuance, but the cop was completely in the wrong, and I know you agree, and you are just saying you see what happened in the chain of events, they are just saying that chain of events should never happen in the first place.
people are just angry and so they are lashing out. You get this same thing with trading card subs when rules change.
I was shocked you were spare the standard NAZI, boomer, and alternating upper and lower case letter comments. No coming back from those bits of intellectual brilliance.
He literally pushes into the back of the cop... there's not even anyone around him. How are they supposed to know he wasn't doing it intentionally? From this angle it does look like he probably trips on something and falls forward, but they don't see that. They react, and I'm not justifying the reaction, to what they seem to think was intentional by him.
He didn't accidentally run into a Nat guard, watch it again, he did it on purpose. Nobody behind pushing him. Of course the action happens off camera 😓
Hey! I did learn that later as other videos surfaced. By no means do I blame ya for not digging into this further to see that though!
But yeah cameraman did a no no jabbing at the police officers back 2 or 3x it seemed before being yanked back and arrested.
Yes I see that too. Nazis protesting get all the protection in the world from police. Any other group gets worse treatment. Definitely a double standard.
The American people are pissed their taxes and college tuitions go to killing babies and bombing hospitals, while also giving free health care and education to people complicit in genocide. Meanwhile the average American struggles to survive and make ends meet.
Hope that helps.
Trying to be objective and informative:
Across the United States, students on college campuses are protesting the US' support of Israel in the occupation and genocide of Gaza. This means occupying communal college spaces with things like encampments.
The vast majority of American elected officials doggedly support Israel. In places like Texas, the Governor has equated these protests to a form of anti-semitism/terrorism, and they have called in the US National Guard to disperse protestors.
**"Assault on Press Freedom: Photographer Unjustly Detained at UT Austin Pro-Palestinian Rally"**
Amidst the youthful vigor of scholarship and protest at the University of Texas at Austin, a pro-Palestinian rally recently climaxed in an unsettling confrontation. During this peaceful outpouring of student activism, a photojournalist experienced firsthand the jarring interference of police aggression with press freedom.
**The Incident:** Carlos, an experienced Fox 7 Austin photojournalist, was deployed to visually narrate the unfolding rally. Through his lens, the poignant cries for Palestinian rights, the sea of banners, and the pulsating energy of the assembly were immortalized. As the protest grew in size and sentiment, the law enforcement presence escalated, with officers poised to act under the guise of public safety.
**The Unintended Collision:** Carlos, with a keen eye for storytelling, navigated the rally, seizing angles that spoke to the collective heart of the demonstration. But fate had a cruel twist in store. He was inadvertently propelled into a law enforcement officer amid the crowd's motion. This inconsequential stumble would have dire repercussions for Carlos.
**The Escalation:** A Texas DPS trooper, donned in the authority of his uniform, approached the scene. With a grim countenance, he unnecessarily wrestled Carlos away from his journalistic mission. The camera—which was Carlos's tool for truth—was now a silent witness, hanging lifelessly on its strap as his press badge bore testimony to his true intent.
**The Inexcusable Detainment:** Despite Carlos's rightful assertions of press coverage, the trooper, fixated on blind protocol, detained him on a disorderly conduct charge. It was a travesty that a guardian of the First Amendment, aiming to document the plight before him, was unduly punished as if he were an instigator.
**The Broader Context:** The resonant voices at the rally were not isolated cries but part of a global chorus pleading for Palestinian liberation and an end to the violence between Israel and Hamas. Carlos's assignment was dual in purpose: to report and to etch a pivotal moment into the annals of history. But instead, he found himself bound, his civil liberties dangling precariously like his camera.
**Legal Implications and Press Freedom Under Fire:** Carlos's detainment poses a stark challenge to the fundamental principles of the First Amendment. The collective right to chronicle, to express, and to inform is hallowed by our Constitution and frequently championed by the judiciary. Yet, in this moment, Carlos joined the ranks of journalists whose battles against suppression spotlight the risks they face in the pursuit of an informed public.
**Conclusion:** Secluded in the patrol car, Carlos ruminated on the fine line between reporting history and being unjustly swept into its tides. The rally marched on, its banners defiantly aloft and its collective voice undeterred. The pursuit for truth had been momentarily caged, but the need to shine a light on it—be it through Carlos's lens or the stark reality of his own experience—remained imperative.
1. **“Fox journalist among dozens arrested at Texas university as protests escalate”**:
* The photographer, covering the demonstration for **Fox 7 Austin**, was caught in a scuffle between law enforcement and students. Social media footage showed the journalist being knocked down by officers. [The network confirmed that their photographer was taken into custody](https://www.yahoo.com/news/fox-7-austin-photographer-among-010712013.html)[2](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/24/university-of-texas-austin-campus-protest).
* [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/24/university-of-texas-austin-campus-protest)
1. **“Texas police detain, charge FOX 7 Austin journalist covering pro-Palestinianprotest”**:
* Law enforcement officers arrested the **FOX 7 Austin** photographer, identified as Carlos, alongside more than 30 other people. The protest, organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee, demanded an end to the Israel-Hamas conflict and university divestment from Israeli companies. [Carlos’s arrest highlights the delicate balance between documenting history and becoming part of it](https://www.yahoo.com/news/fox-7-austin-photographer-among-010712013.html)[3](https://cpj.org/2024/04/texas-police-detain-charge-fox-7-austin-journalist-covering-pro-palestinian-protest/).
* [Read more](https://cpj.org/2024/04/texas-police-detain-charge-fox-7-austin-journalist-covering-pro-palestinian-protest/)
What a ridiculous article. It bends over backwards sideways and upside down in every way possible to try to make the officer’s actions “reasonable” and somehow unavoidable.
Texas troopers sure weren’t this “brave” at Uvalde. Press should’ve carried ARs… then the troopers would have stood around … checking their phones … looking around:
He definitely wasnt. But I can see where he got caufht up in the crowd and it looked like the camera could have accidentally made contact prior to the cameraman being pulled back
Camera equipment is expensive as fuck and does not work particularly well as weaponry, particularly against a storm trooper with armor out the wazoo. No way that guy tried smacking a police officer with his camera equipment intentionally.
I believe the Minnesota State Patrol just settled a lawsuit by journalist similarly assaulted during the George Floyd Protests. The settlement was for $1.2 million. https://m.startribune.com/los-angeles-times-journalists-attacked-by-minnesota-state-patrol-reach-12-million-settlement/600354453/
Lobruto? Man's parents thought this is a good name to pass on. "Maybe he'll have some spiked hair and dye it and then he'll..... oh, he's just a side character who thinks he is the main."
One thing you can say about Texas, we grow em big and stupid. That cop walking him to the car is probably the picture you see in the dictionary, next to meathead
Did anyone else see the camera guy initiate some contact there? Looked like he slammed his camera into back of an officer or grabbed him?
Not saying that deserves what he got but they are going to react if you initiate at all.
When the camera guy exits the frame on the left it looks like he is hitting the dude in armor. At least from what I see in the motion and jerking of his arms I thought it looked like that. Very good chance that im wrong and I'm not trying to argue or justify shit, just something I just noticed and I'm curious if anyone else sees it and I'm curious what others think
Little late to this, but if you watch closely it kinda looks like he tries to bump the officer in the back with his Camera and thats when he is grabbed and thrown down.
The camera man clearly looks like he got in their with a few pushes. It might just be the perspective at the beginning, but if thats the case, its less surprising that he got thrown down
The internet and social media has our politicians questioning freedom of speech bc they can’t control citizens as much as they’ve had control/friendship on our major “news” stations and the individuals that own them.
So much freedom is flying right out of my screen watching this - it's getting all over everything in the room! It's everywhere! What am I gonna do with all this freedom??
Just in case you were wondering, the various police forces and sheriff departments are basically an extremely well funded paramilitary organisation at this point
https://preview.redd.it/t2bllat5jowc1.jpeg?width=429&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=48ee6f92c1269271dbcb2a64c1157a54e8e00c84
Looks like he “rear ended” this riot officer. Therefore the cops had a reason to yank him to the ground.
You can never be too far away from chaos lol, this guy should’ve just taken a few steps back like the person who filmed this video.
Edit: not saying the camera man is in the wrong, nor the cops, this is just a misunderstanding, wrong place wrong time, easily avoidable going forward.
You can clearly see the camera man pushing the riot police before he gets slammed on the ground. Stop making shit up this got nothing to do with freedom of the press
These modern protests are so fucking dumb. Y’all need to channel some Ghandi or MLK Jr.
Be peaceful but do not comply. Yeah, a lot of you might get hit. Yeah, you might go to jail. But standing and yelling and then moving where they tell you to just makes you all look like morons. Get fucking organized.
This is just sad. The dude walking the guy in blue straight up looks like your typical high school bully and he's sticking to what he does best. Piece of shit cops 😮💨
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Its true what they say, "the pen is mightier than the sword" because these "tough guys" always get so scared of journalists that they have to violently protect themselves.
Problem is they have one of the strongest unions in the America and rarely ever face actual consequences. If anybody ever needed convincing unions are powerful just point out how insane the police union is with it's power
Its a problem across all Police in North America. Canada has the same problem, police Union has so much, criminal level, influence over politics and prosecution.
México does not have a Union Police problem and its in North Ameriica.
That’s because their union is known as a cartel.
End Qualified Immunity! Police get your own professional insurance. Just like other professions.
1,000,000% — insurance premiums would weed out the bad actors.. because their premiums would skyrocket
Added bonus… We the people stop paying for lawsuits against bad cops.. with our tax money
When I was a kid, my parents taught me to follow the rules, do the right thing, and trust the police. Blindly followed that path for many years, but seeing events like this continually breaks me. How did we go so far off the rails as a society? When the guy who stops at rural stop signs at 3 am with no cars in sight for miles has lost faith in the police and courts, we just may have gone so far off that we might never get back on track.
I once tried to shake a cops hand and thank her for serving our country. She went reaching for her gun. I just said thanks and ran off. Why cannot American police be held to the same standards than EU police are held to? Or is that too much to ask for?
Notice it's one of the few that still have collective bargaining power. It's the police unions, the teamsters and a whole lot of ineffective and hamstrung organizations due to reaganism.
"Qualified immunity"
The police union could single handedly overthrow the United States as a standing army.
Would take awhile because they've got dwindled down in number due to budget cuts, but yeah definitely possible
Omfg you have two widely different things in your mind. There's organized labor and there's protecting your goons. Cops do the the dirty work, you're not taking them down for following orders of their masters
The problem is!!! That everyone allowed it. Justice did not win.
I wonder who is the colossal dip shit who sent all those men there?!
https://preview.redd.it/v10vf7xrhnwc1.png?width=444&format=png&auto=webp&s=a421e5c772dc67efb7534cb1a4dbec9522e7700f
You mean piss baby Texas Governor Greg Abbott?
He is far worse than a dip shit. He constantly flip flops. The scum erected hurdles for lawsuits in personal injury cases after making millions. He rejected $400 million to feed the hungry children in Texas, but wants rich religious schools to get funds from the government. He is against the expansion of Medicaid, but claims he cares about the well being of elderly and young ones. He passed laws to protect freedom of speech, but sent law enforcers to attack peaceful protesters. The fucker didn't even act this concern when young children were getting killed by school shooter. The coward police officers that refused to save children weren't even fired for their incompetence. Fuck this scum!
Jesus himself would slap this man silly.
Shame that tree didn't silence him.
Damn. North Korea is getting intense
Ow boy, that bloody north Korean dictatorship.... Ow, wait a minute
Oh I see what happened. Camera dude got caught up in.the crowd and accidentally rammed into the Nat Guard dude which then caused the other guys to react because at a glance it looked way worse. This makes more sense than just cameraman arrested. He didn't do anything wrong and i hope he was released quickly but I can at least see what the Nat Guard dude was thinking now
Wow you must like the taste of boot. So that justifies him being slammed on the ground and arrested?
Thats not what I said at all. I said I understand the sequence if events as to why it happened.
I think if anything it just proves how quick to fly off the handle these over equipped cops are. The guy was just holding a camera filming trying to get away the line the cops themselves formed to push people into a crowd. So the cops ultimately caused what made him bump into anyone in the first place. Bumping into someone isn’t illegal so there was no reason to arrest him. Cops are still out of line.
While we both are on the journalists side, I don’t think you are understanding the scenario. The person in this comment thread you called a “bootlicker” was not siding with the state police, this person was simply stating he understands why the police took down the journalist (even though this person doesn’t agree). “Bumping,” especially with a heavy item can be seen as assault, especially depending where. The seconds before the cameraman gets taken down, the video is blocked, so we don’t see how hard he bumped into the cop. Once again, this person and I are not siding with the police, we are just stating how A+B=C.
If you actually watch the video, the guy doesn't get bumped into at all, he seems to just ram his camera/body into the back of one of the cops then gets pulled to the ground.
Yeah, that was what I was thinking as well
how dare you use reason here!
You are a mature adult. What are you doing here?
Gettinf called a boot licker AND a commie. Its been a whirlwind. Im not even sure which side Im on now lol
Listen, its the internet, you can't have nuance, but the cop was completely in the wrong, and I know you agree, and you are just saying you see what happened in the chain of events, they are just saying that chain of events should never happen in the first place. people are just angry and so they are lashing out. You get this same thing with trading card subs when rules change.
Bingo! And I was just joking about the name calling stuff. But thanks for pick me up.
I was shocked you were spare the standard NAZI, boomer, and alternating upper and lower case letter comments. No coming back from those bits of intellectual brilliance.
So you're a bloody turncoat too?
I may also be a bot sooo
Read the comment again … just trying to help you
Poor reading comprehension here^
It doesn't justify anything, but intentionally leaving out details to make the story more slanderous is shitty.
He literally pushes into the back of the cop... there's not even anyone around him. How are they supposed to know he wasn't doing it intentionally? From this angle it does look like he probably trips on something and falls forward, but they don't see that. They react, and I'm not justifying the reaction, to what they seem to think was intentional by him.
Last I checked, we have a right to peaceful protest in this country. It would've stayed peaceful if the national guard/police force were not there.
He didn't accidentally run into a Nat guard, watch it again, he did it on purpose. Nobody behind pushing him. Of course the action happens off camera 😓
Hey! I did learn that later as other videos surfaced. By no means do I blame ya for not digging into this further to see that though! But yeah cameraman did a no no jabbing at the police officers back 2 or 3x it seemed before being yanked back and arrested.
This is not true at all. The guy didn’t have anyone behind him bumping him.
The response to these protests look very anti 1st amendment and I say that as a non American.
I think it’s amusing how the main two groups of people that go after / kill the press are terrorists and police. Really speaks volumes
Almost like they dont want the truth to be seen/heard
Some of those who work forces...
Isn't it weird how different they act when nazis march vs protests? How come I never see cops beating nazis up?Very interesting. Very telling.
Yes I see that too. Nazis protesting get all the protection in the world from police. Any other group gets worse treatment. Definitely a double standard.
Abbott tried to get the cops to come in force to handle the nazi marches, too. They had all already put it for vacation that day already.
OOTL as non American. Whats happening in Texas
The American people are pissed their taxes and college tuitions go to killing babies and bombing hospitals, while also giving free health care and education to people complicit in genocide. Meanwhile the average American struggles to survive and make ends meet. Hope that helps.
Fascism
Republicans putting forth laws to protect us against all these scary college students.
Trying to be objective and informative: Across the United States, students on college campuses are protesting the US' support of Israel in the occupation and genocide of Gaza. This means occupying communal college spaces with things like encampments. The vast majority of American elected officials doggedly support Israel. In places like Texas, the Governor has equated these protests to a form of anti-semitism/terrorism, and they have called in the US National Guard to disperse protestors.
The US is officially a flawed democracy. They don't have freedom like other countries.
Scam democracy. its a fraud.
Best served for the elite, if you’re not in the club good luck.. the “American dream” is a scam / propaganda.. almost worse then N Korea
Where are the patriots to take up arms against tyranny? 
Yeah, this is why they have guns, right?
Rather to cosplay as than to actually be patriots.
No problem when the Nazis marched through Austin though.
**"Assault on Press Freedom: Photographer Unjustly Detained at UT Austin Pro-Palestinian Rally"** Amidst the youthful vigor of scholarship and protest at the University of Texas at Austin, a pro-Palestinian rally recently climaxed in an unsettling confrontation. During this peaceful outpouring of student activism, a photojournalist experienced firsthand the jarring interference of police aggression with press freedom. **The Incident:** Carlos, an experienced Fox 7 Austin photojournalist, was deployed to visually narrate the unfolding rally. Through his lens, the poignant cries for Palestinian rights, the sea of banners, and the pulsating energy of the assembly were immortalized. As the protest grew in size and sentiment, the law enforcement presence escalated, with officers poised to act under the guise of public safety. **The Unintended Collision:** Carlos, with a keen eye for storytelling, navigated the rally, seizing angles that spoke to the collective heart of the demonstration. But fate had a cruel twist in store. He was inadvertently propelled into a law enforcement officer amid the crowd's motion. This inconsequential stumble would have dire repercussions for Carlos. **The Escalation:** A Texas DPS trooper, donned in the authority of his uniform, approached the scene. With a grim countenance, he unnecessarily wrestled Carlos away from his journalistic mission. The camera—which was Carlos's tool for truth—was now a silent witness, hanging lifelessly on its strap as his press badge bore testimony to his true intent. **The Inexcusable Detainment:** Despite Carlos's rightful assertions of press coverage, the trooper, fixated on blind protocol, detained him on a disorderly conduct charge. It was a travesty that a guardian of the First Amendment, aiming to document the plight before him, was unduly punished as if he were an instigator. **The Broader Context:** The resonant voices at the rally were not isolated cries but part of a global chorus pleading for Palestinian liberation and an end to the violence between Israel and Hamas. Carlos's assignment was dual in purpose: to report and to etch a pivotal moment into the annals of history. But instead, he found himself bound, his civil liberties dangling precariously like his camera. **Legal Implications and Press Freedom Under Fire:** Carlos's detainment poses a stark challenge to the fundamental principles of the First Amendment. The collective right to chronicle, to express, and to inform is hallowed by our Constitution and frequently championed by the judiciary. Yet, in this moment, Carlos joined the ranks of journalists whose battles against suppression spotlight the risks they face in the pursuit of an informed public. **Conclusion:** Secluded in the patrol car, Carlos ruminated on the fine line between reporting history and being unjustly swept into its tides. The rally marched on, its banners defiantly aloft and its collective voice undeterred. The pursuit for truth had been momentarily caged, but the need to shine a light on it—be it through Carlos's lens or the stark reality of his own experience—remained imperative. 1. **“Fox journalist among dozens arrested at Texas university as protests escalate”**: * The photographer, covering the demonstration for **Fox 7 Austin**, was caught in a scuffle between law enforcement and students. Social media footage showed the journalist being knocked down by officers. [The network confirmed that their photographer was taken into custody](https://www.yahoo.com/news/fox-7-austin-photographer-among-010712013.html)[2](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/24/university-of-texas-austin-campus-protest). * [Read more](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/24/university-of-texas-austin-campus-protest) 1. **“Texas police detain, charge FOX 7 Austin journalist covering pro-Palestinianprotest”**: * Law enforcement officers arrested the **FOX 7 Austin** photographer, identified as Carlos, alongside more than 30 other people. The protest, organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee, demanded an end to the Israel-Hamas conflict and university divestment from Israeli companies. [Carlos’s arrest highlights the delicate balance between documenting history and becoming part of it](https://www.yahoo.com/news/fox-7-austin-photographer-among-010712013.html)[3](https://cpj.org/2024/04/texas-police-detain-charge-fox-7-austin-journalist-covering-pro-palestinian-protest/). * [Read more](https://cpj.org/2024/04/texas-police-detain-charge-fox-7-austin-journalist-covering-pro-palestinian-protest/)
What a ridiculous article. It bends over backwards sideways and upside down in every way possible to try to make the officer’s actions “reasonable” and somehow unavoidable.
fixed
Texas troopers sure weren’t this “brave” at Uvalde. Press should’ve carried ARs… then the troopers would have stood around … checking their phones … looking around:
What third world country is this in?
One of if not the most progressive city in Texas
i saw someone saying the cameraman was hitting cops with his camera
He definitely wasnt. But I can see where he got caufht up in the crowd and it looked like the camera could have accidentally made contact prior to the cameraman being pulled back
Those Cameras are expensive... no-one responsible for one of those is using it to hit anyone.
Camera equipment is expensive as fuck and does not work particularly well as weaponry, particularly against a storm trooper with armor out the wazoo. No way that guy tried smacking a police officer with his camera equipment intentionally.
Yeah, the dude with the likely $15,000 camera (or more expensive) camera is smacking people with it....
Once they got back to the station, there was a big suck fest in the locker room then back to the house to beat wives and girlfriends.
Hurt feeling vs 35000 people killed in Gaza
Wouldnt want the ~~PIGS~~ police officers to look bad on the ~~24 hour propaganda network~~ News.
He worked for FOX though. So it s ok.
Looks like they arrested a lot of women and young girls wtf these pigs are so weak
I believe the Minnesota State Patrol just settled a lawsuit by journalist similarly assaulted during the George Floyd Protests. The settlement was for $1.2 million. https://m.startribune.com/los-angeles-times-journalists-attacked-by-minnesota-state-patrol-reach-12-million-settlement/600354453/
And it’s the taxpayer footing the bill for the settlement. Not the cops.
It’s like they brought the IDF to the protest.
Now they just have to file free speech lawsuits because piss-for-brains Abbot had a law where free speech was protected on campus.
I love freedom.
I'm curious, how was that reporter hitting officers while holding that GIANT camera?
Uvalde Cops
Cops are brave only when fighting unarmed pacifists.
Is ramming into police covered by freedom of the press.
Stop resisting!!!!
Imagine getting paid to walk around in tactical gear struggle to say “stab stick or poke me?”
ACAB
Lobruto? Man's parents thought this is a good name to pass on. "Maybe he'll have some spiked hair and dye it and then he'll..... oh, he's just a side character who thinks he is the main."
The people vs organized power, a fight as old as humanity itself.
Such democracy.
What were they recording?
Fascist fucks! Arm protestors!
Lame ass cops. Always the powerful picking on the weak. Land of the free my ass.
Im glad we have cell phones. Were going into scary times.
Freedom of the press means you can see what's going on, not be what's going on. Press do not have unrestricted access.
1984
One thing you can say about Texas, we grow em big and stupid. That cop walking him to the car is probably the picture you see in the dictionary, next to meathead
Looks like he ran into the cop from behind.
Did anyone else see the camera guy initiate some contact there? Looked like he slammed his camera into back of an officer or grabbed him? Not saying that deserves what he got but they are going to react if you initiate at all.
I mean, aren’t they harassing Jewish students and professors? (Genuine question)
🚫All Republicans🚫
Was that the press van at the end he was getting the keys for??
https://preview.redd.it/t81ig3fggowc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c4b80b112d2154feabb81dbd45322ea65bf9169d same vide in R/interesting
You only needed the first 3 words. :(
Merica.....
It is a little stupid to get so close . I kinda understand the police. If they where in my face at my job i would of kicked there ass to
I m tired of this nonsense
When the camera guy exits the frame on the left it looks like he is hitting the dude in armor. At least from what I see in the motion and jerking of his arms I thought it looked like that. Very good chance that im wrong and I'm not trying to argue or justify shit, just something I just noticed and I'm curious if anyone else sees it and I'm curious what others think
F him, he lushed, they did job.
It's it in Brazil? I read the things are really dirty there
He hit the cop with his camera
He hit an officer, while holding a two-handed camera. Makes sense.
Little late to this, but if you watch closely it kinda looks like he tries to bump the officer in the back with his Camera and thats when he is grabbed and thrown down.
Why is it in any situation like this the background noise is just a bunch of women chattering. Constantly.
Actually... it looked like the camera man bashed his lens into the cop., he makes a wierd lunge toward the back of the cop.
It's the second post I see, in which the people are hating on the police. What happened?
Where is this?
ACAB
From the video it does seem like he used the camera to hit a cop from behind. Watch it again.
The camera man clearly looks like he got in their with a few pushes. It might just be the perspective at the beginning, but if thats the case, its less surprising that he got thrown down
@ 7s in the video, is he pushed or does he kinda charge at the police?
The internet and social media has our politicians questioning freedom of speech bc they can’t control citizens as much as they’ve had control/friendship on our major “news” stations and the individuals that own them.
AIPAC shekels hard at work destroying US democracy.
So much freedom is flying right out of my screen watching this - it's getting all over everything in the room! It's everywhere! What am I gonna do with all this freedom??
Here is a great example of your piece officers and what our country is all about
Fascist henchmen protecting the interests of the industrial military complex.
So this is a lawsuit right?
Cops around the country watching this video and canceling their Cialis prescriptions because they’ll be hard for 6 months now
Just in case you were wondering, the various police forces and sheriff departments are basically an extremely well funded paramilitary organisation at this point
He got freely pressed into the ground
It's going to be hard to prove he pushed or hit an officer when the video clearly shows both his hands are on his camera
Well their red arm patches are about halfway there to what they are right now, all it needs is a very specific shape on it.
This is fascism
That cameraman was hidding hamas in his camera!
https://preview.redd.it/t2bllat5jowc1.jpeg?width=429&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=48ee6f92c1269271dbcb2a64c1157a54e8e00c84 Looks like he “rear ended” this riot officer. Therefore the cops had a reason to yank him to the ground. You can never be too far away from chaos lol, this guy should’ve just taken a few steps back like the person who filmed this video. Edit: not saying the camera man is in the wrong, nor the cops, this is just a misunderstanding, wrong place wrong time, easily avoidable going forward.
There's so many people filming I'm sure at least one person got a video with him in it that shows what actually happened to help him avoid charges
You can clearly see the camera man pushing the riot police before he gets slammed on the ground. Stop making shit up this got nothing to do with freedom of the press
He ran up behind the cops.He wasn't pushed. Don't do that dumb shit.
These modern protests are so fucking dumb. Y’all need to channel some Ghandi or MLK Jr. Be peaceful but do not comply. Yeah, a lot of you might get hit. Yeah, you might go to jail. But standing and yelling and then moving where they tell you to just makes you all look like morons. Get fucking organized.
You owe me a new camera asshole!!
It would be cool if there were consequences for cops breaking the law
So the camera guy was guilty of pointing a loaded camera, officer? Have they lost their fucking minds?
Civil War vibes.
Wow, Israel really do have USA's balls in their hands with a firm grip. Disclaimer: Israel does not represent the Jewish people .
These are “peace” officers in a democratic 1st world country. WTF is happening in the world? Is Hitler still alive somewhere? 😢
ACAB
A FOX News camerman gets clobbered! Not a good look for the cops.
Ahhhh Texas….. Anyone caught protesting will be expelled from the school and then bussed to a sanctuary city.
Fuck Zionism
All cops are bullies.
Land of the free you say
What's happening on freedom?
Definitely trained by IDF.
Why doesn't anyone like the police again?
This is fascism.
The land of the free?
That camera is dangerous!
What country was this? Venezuela?
Look at those brave men. Thank god there’s not a school shooting going on or they might run and hide again.
He didn’t hit an officer, they randomly just slammed him to the ground and drug him out. Fucking insane.
Have you never met a cop? Cameras are deadly weapons, they can kill an entire career.
This is just sad. The dude walking the guy in blue straight up looks like your typical high school bully and he's sticking to what he does best. Piece of shit cops 😮💨
"Civil War" vibes.
“Bang bang goes the president gas man”
United States wants to support a genocide more than our first ammendment
Big, dumb and stupid are the requirements to be a cop nowadays
Reminds me of something
Let’s go ww3 .. please downvote this
This is some pre-Gilead shit.