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Re:Record Breaking Number of Journalists Arrested in the U.S... by conductr on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @12:51PM (#25432782)
It’s also not like they have press cards in their hat or some press pass lanyard. They look like everyone else and are probably recording/photographing like everyone else. An arrest by itself doesn’t mean much in this context. But I assume they are released once they can be proven to be a journalist and no charges are brought.
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Re:Record Breaking Number of Journalists Arrested in the U.S... by jakelazaroff on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @12:57PM (#25432868)
That's not a particularly moving defense. There are no de jure rights afforded specifically to journalists (whatever your definition). And even if there were, the threat of arrest is still an intimidation tactic the police can use to subjugate civilians — journalist or not.
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Re:Record Breaking Number of Journalists Arrested in the U.S... by conductr on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @03:19PM (#25434659)
If you want to ignore the context I mentioned and make this a broad statement about policing in the US that’s fine but it’s also a completely different topic. Generally speaking, journalists are allowed to do their jobs and have a low risk of being arrested. They got caught up in the mix of the riots not dispersing as ordered, is my take. It’s not a trend or a bigger statement about the nations criminal justice system, no matter how flawed. This data shows nothing when context is applied.
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