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re: Trying to understand the media/lib stance on the ferguson stuff..
Posted on 8/21/14 at 7:27 am to moneyg
Posted on 8/21/14 at 7:27 am to moneyg
This whole situation is sad to watch
Especially with how our media covers news
It's crazy to see how many have their minds made up without even knowing all the facts yet. One video I watched was right after the shooting, and it amazed me how many would say what happened when someone new walked up on the tragic scene. The amazing part was they would begin or end their statements with "I didn't see what happened or wasn't here, but he was shot in cold blood with his hands up....." Another crazy thing was. The shooting didn't surprise many, but only the time of day did though. It's gotta be crazy & sad to live in a place where the 1st thing that comes to ones mind after a daytime shooting. Is it happened at daytime instead of nighttime.
The police made a huge mistake by not covering Brown's body up afterwards. That video shows just how quickly the narrative of being shot in cold blood spreads throughout the upset crowd. Whether that happened or not here isn't the point. All that will come to light as facts keep getting discovered, but when one watches that video it's easy to understand why the anger took off like it did. You can feel the anger building throughout the crowd while the body lied there uncovered. That sure didn't help cool an already intense situation at all.
Especially with how our media covers news
It's crazy to see how many have their minds made up without even knowing all the facts yet. One video I watched was right after the shooting, and it amazed me how many would say what happened when someone new walked up on the tragic scene. The amazing part was they would begin or end their statements with "I didn't see what happened or wasn't here, but he was shot in cold blood with his hands up....." Another crazy thing was. The shooting didn't surprise many, but only the time of day did though. It's gotta be crazy & sad to live in a place where the 1st thing that comes to ones mind after a daytime shooting. Is it happened at daytime instead of nighttime.
The police made a huge mistake by not covering Brown's body up afterwards. That video shows just how quickly the narrative of being shot in cold blood spreads throughout the upset crowd. Whether that happened or not here isn't the point. All that will come to light as facts keep getting discovered, but when one watches that video it's easy to understand why the anger took off like it did. You can feel the anger building throughout the crowd while the body lied there uncovered. That sure didn't help cool an already intense situation at all.
Posted on 8/21/14 at 7:36 am to SquirrelyBama
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You can feel the anger building throughout the crowd while the body lied there uncovered.
I agree - leaving the body and blood in full view for so long was upsetting - I didn't like it at all.
HOWEVER, many have made the point - don;t know if valid or not - that it is NOT the role of officers on the scene to interact with the body in order to not contaminate any DNA or other evidence. They say the police must wait on a certified group to cover the body.
You can imagine that if the body had been immediately covered and cordoned off from view there would be just as much distrust of what was going on 'behind the curtain.' I guarantee those shouting most loudly about the body being left out in the street would then be shouting just as loudly about 'planting evidence.'
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