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Journalists charged with rioting in Washington
2017-01-25
Authorities in Washington D.C. should drop rioting charges against at least three journalists tossed in the clink
Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try!
while covering protests on the day of the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Police arrested Evan Engel, a senior producer at the news website Vocativ, and Alex Rubinstein, a news hound with the Russian state-funded broadcaster RT America, near 12th and L streets in downtown Washington the morning of January 20, according to London's Guardian newspaper. Police also arrested Aaron Cantu, a freelance journalist who has written for The Baffler, the website Truthout, and al-Jazeera, according to police reports reviewed by CPJ.

The news hounds were among more than 230 people arrested in Washington on Inauguration Day after individuals set fire to a car and broke windows of downtown businesses, according to reports and police documents.

"These charges are clearly inappropriate, and we are concerned that they could send a chilling message to journalists covering future protests," said Carlos Lauría, senior Americas program coordinator. "We call on authorities in Washington to drop these charges immediately."
Posted by:Bright Pebbles

#4  Hopefully the police in question had body cameras so we can see if the journalists were simply caught up with bad elements or if they were making news as part of the rioting and are now hiding behind their credentials.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2017-01-25 13:57  

#3  But which year P2k?
Posted by: AlanC   2017-01-25 13:55  

#2  They've been rioting since 9 November.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-01-25 13:40  

#1  

Why would I want to interfere in your elections when your liberals are doing such a good job?
Posted by: Bobby   2017-01-25 12:50  

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