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posted by janrinok on Thursday January 26 2017, @08:38PM   Printer-friendly
from the so-this-is-freedom? dept.

Snopes reports

Six journalists could spend up to 10 years in prison after being arrested during protests against President Donald Trump's inauguration.

The Guardian identified the journalists as freelancer Aaron Cantú; Vocativ senior producer Evan Engel; Jack Keller, producer for the online documentary Story of America; independent journalists Matt Hopard and Shay Horse; and RT America reporter Alex Rubinstein.

The group was charged under a District of Columbia statute penalizing "every person who willfully incited or urged others to engage" in a riot causing more than $5,000 in property damage with the potential 10-year prison sentence and a fine of up to $25,000. More than 200 people in total were arrested the day of the 20 January 2017 inauguration; they were reportedly arraigned the following day and will be back in court in February and March.

[...] Another independent journalist and documentarian, Tim Pool, said on Twitter that he and two NBC News journalists were also arrested during the 20 January 2017 demonstrations but released without charges. Pool said that a supervising officer told him "no less than three times" that they were under arrest. NBC News has not responded to our request for comment regarding Pool's account.


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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by Hairyfeet on Friday January 27 2017, @09:34AM

    by Hairyfeet (75) <{bassbeast1968} {at} {gmail.com}> on Friday January 27 2017, @09:34AM (#459394) Journal

    Oh please. I didn't see the guys on the right losing their shit, rolling cars and starting riots when Obama won either time...nope its just the regressives that have been acting like fucking fools. You lost, suck it up, quit throwing rocks and having baby fits and demand that every bit of the corrupt cabal that is the DNC get kicked to the curb so you can have a decent candidate like Bernie next time.

    Trump hasn't been in there a fricking week and you are already pissing yourselves and throwing the Hitler card...where were you when Obama was drone striking everything he could? Where were your Hitler cards when you had the media openly and blatantly spreading false narratives to start race riots like in the Brown and Martin cases? Oh yeah it fit into your political narrative so no fucks were given...grow up.

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  • (Score: 2) by Zz9zZ on Friday January 27 2017, @06:30PM

    by Zz9zZ (1348) on Friday January 27 2017, @06:30PM (#459614)

    You can piss right off with your false equivalences, its like you didn't even read my post and just decided to throw your own hissy fit. It is telling that you stop condemning the increasingly dictator-like behavior of the President now that "your guy" is in there. You should grow a pair of balls and stand up for the ideals this country was founded on and which so many people have died.

    But hey, don't let me rain on your "fake news!" parade, never mind that Trump is one giant false narrative. People like you are the ones who will support policies that mimic the Nazis (muslim registry, climate scientist registry), and I will continue to bring it up as long as it is still relevant. Also, if you've been paying any attention most people on this site condemn Obama's dictator actions as well. Woops, another hole in your own false narrative.

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    • (Score: 2) by Hairyfeet on Friday January 27 2017, @11:53PM

      by Hairyfeet (75) <{bassbeast1968} {at} {gmail.com}> on Friday January 27 2017, @11:53PM (#459760) Journal

      I was for Bernie and I don't remember seeing a single post of yours here under Obama throwing Fascist Godwins...checks history...nope only when someone on the right comes in do you wet your panties and start screaming Hitler.

      I repeat grow the fuck up put on your big boy pants and actually do something other than whining like a little bitch and DEMAND that the rotten to the core identity politic wall street dick sucking cabal at the DNC be thrown to the curb so actual decent candidates like Bernie won't have the elections rigged against them.

      Or keep Godwinning and acting like a spoiled brat and enjoy the next decade plus of right wing rule because the public is sick of the histrionics and baby fits of the left.

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      • (Score: 2) by Zz9zZ on Monday January 30 2017, @10:04PM

        by Zz9zZ (1348) on Monday January 30 2017, @10:04PM (#460819)

        Hugs and kisses, perhaps you should get a foot rub, sounds like your hairy feet could use one. "Histrionics and baby fits of the left", perhaps you haven't been paying any attention to how Trump handles criticism, or the rabid fits thrown by the right. Histrionics is a bipartisan issue, and I'll stop bringing up Hitler as soon as Trump stops mimicking Hitler's rise to power.

        The radicals on the left and right both need to grow up, but save your condescension for someone that deserves it. As for a decade plus of right wing rule, we shall see how the next election pans out. "The public" that elected Trump happens to be in the minority, I love how you stalwart Trump defenders keep ignoring that irksome fact. Trump still has almost 4 years to make good on his promises, we shall see if he helps the US or harms it. If he does well, then perhaps we'll have more Trump time, but currently it looks like he's pissing off a lot of people.

        Or keep Godwinning and acting like a spoiled brat and enjoy the next decade plus of right wing rule because the public is sick of the histrionics and baby fits of the left.

        Your points about the DNC are valid, your delivery is that of a condescending jerk. With policies targeting specific groups of people, and not even the correct ones, Trump is 100% starting on the same path as Hitler, and as I said I will stop making the comparison when it stops being valid. Check my history better, perhaps some of my anti-obama comments were made as an AC since I don't usually log in from my phone. I was an Obama supporter for maybe his first year or two, then I saw him for what he is, a fascist hiding behind a slick feel-good persona. He doesn't quite compare to Hitler as a leader, he was much more reasonable and diplomatic. He's still a fascist pig-dog who droned US citizens. His joke about droning some guy who wanted to date his daughter made me feel sick. Here's another, Obama is like the less murderous and more agreeable version of Hitler. That make you feel better? Or do you need to scream at me over the net some more because I made another Nazi comparison?

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