Overly Devoted Anarchist has shared this video of CNN reporter Omar Jimenez being arrested by Minnesota state police early this morning. They arrested him and his crew despite them showing their credentials and cooperating. If you haven’t seen this please visit her blog and watch it. It’s chilling.
News-wise it’s been a mad, bad, sad day. Here’s footage of CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez (a black man) and his crew being arrested while reporting. Trump’s America, I guess.
I don’t think this will be forgotten in a hurry, and it shouldn’t be.
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Thank you for sharing! God… what a terrible day it’s been for black America.
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Racism has been part of America since its inception, and the fact that it continues today is appalling. As far as what happened with Omar, the apology from the governor was nice, but I for one would like a more thorough explanation.
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Unbelievable. Those that are delusional and believe that this president is a “great man” and this wonderful patriot don’t seem to understand their messiah is pissing all over their beloved and oft cited Constitution, nearly daily. Fuck ALL of them! There’s a revolution comin’ man. Can’t you feel it? I can.
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There does seem to be increasing anger and resentment on all “sides” and I have a feeling that this approaching election cycle is going to have the effect of throwing a Molotov cocktail into the mix.
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That’s a very real possibility.
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Whatever happens, we can let things go back to the status quo once the media has moved on. Minority communist have to live with this crap every single day, and it must not continue.
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Thanks, this is a dark time in America.
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It is indeed Larry.
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This is so scary, where will this go from here, what is next?
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I honestly don’t know Carla.
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Today is a very bad news day! 😦
How can this be happening?
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Unfortunately, this has been a long time coming Margie.
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Yes, I really know that but I so wish it was not so!
It’s so very, very horrible!
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😔😔😔😔😔
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It was so upsetting to hear of this. He’s black and Latino. I’m very upset about everything that’s been going on in Minnesota.
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I don’t think it was a coincidence when fellow CNN reporter Josh Campbell (who is white) was nearby and questioned but not arrested. George Floyd is the latest victim of the systematic racism that continues to run rampant through this country Lisa.
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Absolutely terrifying. Is this America?
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In all its glory!😔
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I said this on another blog, but now you can add reporting to the list of things you apparently can’t do while brown/black.
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I said the same thing Brendan. Sleeping while black, jogging while black, birdwatching while black, reporting while black…
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it is beyond shameful that racism is so very much alive and well. I really thought back in the late 60’s and thru the late 70’s we had accomplished a lot. The past few years, and I include the Obama years, it was proven to me over and over again that all our work was for nothing. It is beyond depressing.
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It never truly went away Suze. It just went underground.
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Now if only the police had arrested that other police officer as quickly.
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Well, now ex-officer.
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So true.
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🙁
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Sigh.😒
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I watched this on the BBC News.
And Trump is spouting on Twitter about freedom of speech?
Best wishes, Pete.
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HIS freedom of speech!
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I saw this blow up on Reddit and Twitter and was amazed that it happened LIVE. I saw one recently where two white cops were arresting a black FBI agent who was undercover and they were made a fool out of by him too… These times are really weird.
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I missed the FBI agent! As far as reporters go, they’re really getting caught in the middle. There was a photo journalist in NYC who lost the sight in one eye after a police officer shot her with a rubber bullet. There was a reporter on live tv in Louisville purposefully and repeatedly fired upon with pepper bullets by an unknown police officer.
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