12-06-2011, 04:52 PM
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(12-05-2011, 12:11 PM)Twitchin Kitten Wrote: OK so why did the news go on and on that this was a peaceful protest about tuition hikes and not OWS bullshit?
You do realize that this should have been a rhetorical question, right?
For the record......the fact that multiple "mainstream media" outlets parroted the story with convenient omissions that made the story look like something it wasn't (read that as left wing bias), simply puts another nail in the coffin which I have steadfastly stood on while trumpeting unabashed liberal media bias.
My news sources rooted out the entire set of circumstances the day after the incident. I choose not to name those sources simply because there are those here who would roll their eyes despite the repeated accuracy of information from said sources. It's a damn shame that opinion/commentary hosts get the news right and "hard news" sources put such a twist on events.
When it all gets boiled down, the police have a damned tough job. They are under the microscope at all times and regardless of decisions made either by individual officers or those higher up at any scene where there is confrontation, whether peaceful or not, public opinion generally leans toward the cops being too forceful. Without ALL the information, the cops looked bad. After all the information was known, the cops were actually quite tolerant and acted with due diligence.