Willy3411
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A CNN crew has been arrested while covering Minneapolis protests

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OldeGuy
OldeGuy●Muskegon, Michigan USA
May 29, 2020●78 Blogs●564 Comments
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V - there is difference between being arrested and taken into custody - but I suppose you did not learn that lesson growing up in white suburbia.For you it is not about facts ,but shock and awe.
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Willy3411
Willy3411OP●Lawton, Oklahoma USA
May 29, 2020●1,129 Blogs●1,035 Comments
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I think you may have meant W not V. I grew up in white suburbia yes but that doesn't mean I didn't learn from the school of hard knocks. I have 70 years on this Earth and nothing surprises me any more. As for shock yes I just saw this story and found it an incredibly rare incident and thus blog worthy.
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Soonyuleknow
Soonyuleknow●Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico
May 29, 2020●20 Blogs●538 Comments
#3
If nothing else the reporter shows the best way to behave when being into police custody. professor
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chancer_returnsonline today!
chancer_returns●Dublin, Ireland
May 29, 2020●118 Blogs●1,106 Comments
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Let's wait for the full story. CNN has history of misrepresenting situations and trying to deceive their viewers. Was he removed for his safety and the safety of others? It seems bizarre to me that he would be in the MIDDLE of all the officers (rather than reporting and filming from the outside which is the journalistic norm). Shít could have been about to seriously hit the fan and the reporter and his crew may have been putting themselves and others in serious danger be refusing to remove themselves to a safer position.
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OldeGuy
OldeGuy●Muskegon, Michigan USA
May 29, 2020●78 Blogs●564 Comments
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Chancer - I get the feeling you enjoy thinking the worst of people. Yours is world of Tribalism where anyone outside your small group is the enemy, to be treated with disdain. Lighten up. Take a breathe.
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chancer_returnsonline today!
chancer_returns●Dublin, Ireland
May 29, 2020●118 Blogs●1,106 Comments
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That actually made me laugh @oldeguy, since when it comes to Trump, his most vocal opponents always interpret the worst possible interpretation in pretty much every scenario. Hence the diagnosis of Trump Derangement Syndome. In this instance i'm simply urging caution in rushing to judgement, like i mentioned CNN have history of nefarious deception. If the crew was arrested simply for responsibly doing journalism, then i'm on their side. If they purposely inserted themselves into a dangerous situation and refused to move when asked, then i have little sympathy. Manufactured outrage is a specialty of fake news. So let's wait for the full picture.
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Conrad73online today!
Conrad73●Zurich, Switzerland
May 29, 2020●1 Blogs●2,492 Comments
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Olde is steeped in Alinsky-ism!laugh
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OldeGuy
OldeGuy●Muskegon, Michigan USA
May 29, 2020●78 Blogs●564 Comments
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Olde isn't afraid to speak out - as opposed to those who cower in the shadows.
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OldeGuy
OldeGuy●Muskegon, Michigan USA
May 29, 2020●78 Blogs●564 Comments
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Like Alinsky I frequently chose to withdraw from confrontation and let the participants sort things out - sometimes it works - sometimes it doesn't - that life
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jac_the_gripper
jac_the_gripper●Tonyrefail, South Glamorgan, Wales UK
May 29, 2020●20 Blogs●2,986 Comments
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I realise I'm rather deaf, but all I could hear was the journalist saying that they were in the process of moving away when they saw the police and fire services arrive and then repeatedly asking the officers where they wanted them to go as they were willing to move to wherever they were asked. dunno
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Conrad73online today!
Conrad73●Zurich, Switzerland
May 29, 2020●1 Blogs●2,492 Comments
#11
CNN making the News again!laugh
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Conrad73online today!
Conrad73●Zurich, Switzerland
May 29, 2020●1 Blogs●2,492 Comments
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That's an Alinsky who didn't exist!
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OldeGuy
OldeGuy●Muskegon, Michigan USA
May 29, 2020●78 Blogs●564 Comments
#13
Whichever - I am done here - you are free to tell this story to the audience as you please.
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Johnny_Spartononline today!
Johnny_Sparton●Williamston, Michigan USA
May 29, 2020●372 Blogs●7,936 Comments
#14
It is nice we live in the land of the free.
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chancer_returnsonline today!
chancer_returns●Dublin, Ireland
May 29, 2020●118 Blogs●1,106 Comments
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@Jac you saw a very short clip that CNN decided to show. For anyone that's been awake the last decade, that doesn't necessarily mean it represents the whole story truthfully. What happened leading up to that point? It's really not difficult to ask yourself questions. Engage natural curiosity. There are so many 'stories' in recent times that have succeeded in eliciting outrage only for the story to be quite a lot different as more details were eventually known. Journalists aren't always honest arbiters of truth. Sometimes they serve as activists and purposely seek to deceive to drive whatever their desired narrative is. Jussie Smollett and the Covington Kids are two blaring examples. Truth didn't matter as the outrage machine went into overdrive and details were deliberately misrepresented. Thankfully the truth eventually won, but it's naive to underestimate the damage that deceptive and fake vicious news can do. Anyway, rant over. I made clear i'm not against the CNN crew if they were honestly going about their job. However, if they inserted themselves into danger, were asked to move to a safer position and refused to do so, then i have little sympathy.
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ChesneyChrist
ChesneyChrist●Manchester, Greater Manchester, England UK
May 29, 2020●1,393 Comments
#16
Looks like the police are trying to get their heads mashed in with their own helmet. I'm honestly starting to understand the reason why Americans sleep with a gun under the pillow.
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jac_the_gripper
jac_the_gripper●Tonyrefail, South Glamorgan, Wales UK
May 29, 2020●20 Blogs●2,986 Comments
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I realise that there might be more to the story than we saw, or I heard (I could only hear the journalist and nothing else), but given what the journalist was saying about being in the process of moving when police and fire services arrived, being willing to move further and asking where they should move to...
...seemed an unlikely scenario for the reason for arrest.

Unless of course, the police were being unreasonably authoritarian.
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Johnny_Spartononline today!
Johnny_Sparton●Williamston, Michigan USA
May 29, 2020●372 Blogs●7,936 Comments
#18
The governor of the state takes responsibility for the arrest, to my understanding. It would be nice to know under what grounds he was arrested.

Otherwise, I am left to assume he and his crew was arrested for no reason...

While somebody(s) with very questionable conduct roams free yet...

I am just confused is all. dunno
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Johnny_Spartononline today!
Johnny_Sparton●Williamston, Michigan USA
May 29, 2020●372 Blogs●7,936 Comments
#19
Were they supposed to have left the streets otherwise get arrested? Okay..fine if so...it allows us to understand things.


thumbs up
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Soonyuleknow
Soonyuleknow●Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico
May 29, 2020●20 Blogs●538 Comments
#20
This what one of the reporters told CNN headquarters.
Police told the crew they were being detained because they were told to move and didn't, one member of the CNN crew relayed to the network.

Maybe they weren't actually arrested.
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micleeonline today!
miclee●Perla, North of the Straits of, Florida USA
May 29, 2020●344 Blogs●10,589 Comments
#21

hmmm
Anyone care to Explain the difference?

popcorn ... drinking

cowboy
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bigjb62
bigjb62●Society Hill, South Carolina USA
May 29, 2020●9 Blogs●286 Comments
#22
Perhaps Mic it is in the way it's recorded:

1. Arrested. A black mark that will most likely affect a persons ability to do some things, like getting certain jobs.

2. Detained. No black mark with little to no effect on one's future.
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micleeonline today!
miclee●Perla, North of the Straits of, Florida USA
May 29, 2020●344 Blogs●10,589 Comments
#23
Arrested/Taken Into Custody differs from Detained -- such as being pulled over for a traffic violation.

The "black mark"/record would result from being Charged With A Crime.

Anyone else wanna give it a try?

popcorn ... drinking

cowboy
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OldeGuy
OldeGuy●Muskegon, Michigan USA
May 29, 2020●78 Blogs●564 Comments
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Mic - the difference is being question about an infraction vs being charged for an infraction. IN both cases the arresting agent is obligated to read said individual his/her Miranda Rights. Detained is a lower level wherein the individual is held back for questioning. Detainee might be asked to show ID as with a traffic violation or even empty his/her pockets for an building security scan.
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OldeGuy
OldeGuy●Muskegon, Michigan USA
May 29, 2020●78 Blogs●564 Comments
#25
But then you already knew the answer. Didn't you?
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Soonyuleknow
Soonyuleknow●Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico
May 29, 2020●20 Blogs●538 Comments
#26
I also think they mug and print you when they arrest you. Detained probably not. They can detain you just for questioned I think, without charges being brought.
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OldeGuy
OldeGuy●Muskegon, Michigan USA
May 29, 2020●78 Blogs●564 Comments
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As for black marks one need do nothing to find them on your record. I had my identity stolen. It took two years to get the carnage cleaned up. I carried around a passport to prove I wasn't other guy.
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OldeGuy
OldeGuy●Muskegon, Michigan USA
May 29, 2020●78 Blogs●564 Comments
#28
LOL - A lot TV cop show "experts" running around.
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Soonyuleknow
Soonyuleknow●Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico
May 29, 2020●20 Blogs●538 Comments
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What's the difference between being arrested and being detained?
"Arrested" means you have been taken into custody and can't leave. You can be "detained" for a short period of time if a police officer or other person believes you may be involved in a crime. In either case, you should assert your 5th Amendment right to remain silent and speak to an attorney before saying anything to the police.
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Willy3411
Willy3411OP●Lawton, Oklahoma USA
May 29, 2020●1,129 Blogs●1,035 Comments
#30
5-29-2020

Dear Minneapolis and other rioting cities,

Please remember when looting and burning down your communities, nobody comes and fixes it up
and all the business owners leave for 50 years, I told you so.

Good luck,
City of Detroit
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OldeGuy
OldeGuy●Muskegon, Michigan USA
May 29, 2020●78 Blogs●564 Comments
#31
MIc yes I typo'ed V instead W. I am not perfect. Are you happy I am not perfect?
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OldeGuy
OldeGuy●Muskegon, Michigan USA
May 29, 2020●78 Blogs●564 Comments
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I am sorry to slide off topic - but I can't wonder why the president finally mentioned Louisville an hour ago. IS it because Louisville is in a Red state? Whereas Minneapolis is very, very blue?
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OldeGuy
OldeGuy●Muskegon, Michigan USA
May 29, 2020●78 Blogs●564 Comments
#33
Mic - so you like it when others employ shock and awe. Such Tactics are reserved the GOP cause. Well get over it. What is good for goose, is good for the gander.
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micleeonline today!
miclee●Perla, North of the Straits of, Florida USA
May 29, 2020●344 Blogs●10,589 Comments
#34
blah blah blah
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OldeGuy
OldeGuy●Muskegon, Michigan USA
May 29, 2020●78 Blogs●564 Comments
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Mic - I don't speak Icon - but if English is too difficult for you to manage, I will try try to learn this alien tongue.
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micleeonline today!
miclee●Perla, North of the Straits of, Florida USA
May 29, 2020●344 Blogs●10,589 Comments
#36
https://youtu.be/fBlszagUKjk
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raphael119
raphael119●washington d.c., District of Columbia USA
May 29, 2020●31 Blogs●1,442 Comments
#37
OG if you want a few pics for Mic I have a few he is very fond of!rolling on the floor laughing
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AmpleCurves
AmpleCurves●Hillsdale, Michigan USA
May 30, 2020●102 Comments
#38
CNN. barf
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