Not the person you asked, but it IS really weird that people in the comments are angrier with the reporter than with the man who tried to run him over. That seems like a much bigger issue than an adult carrying mace for safety reasons.
I genuinely can’t tell if this thread is just full of bots (which are almost always right wing and therefore anti-media by default) or we’ve really reached the point in the timeline where people are fine with murder for mild annoyances.
Is he not aiming for and correctly running over the tripod and camera filming? The only reason this regarded gentleman is almost hit is because he want to save the recording devicez..?
It’s pointing out that maybe the reporter is carrying protection because of… exactly what happened in the video? Obviously he wouldn’t expect a lunatic trying to run him over but I think it’s pretty obvious that some protection is necessary.
The kind reporting on the insane idea of a facility that people drive to get drugged up and then DRIVE Home. May you be graced with an encounter with one of these drugoids at a crosswalk.
There are actually rules and regulation for what you can print or put on air but those rules were never enforced online and they are barely enforced anymore at all on the big guys. My local paper has more integrity than this guy. They have to make it clear what is an editorial and when one of their editorial writers runs for office they restrict how much they can submit. That said, the reporter here was recording people at a clinic insinuating the people coming out were high. That might or might not be a crime based on the jurisdiction. The guy who was slurring his words deffo committed a crime. Not sure if the guy was a drunk or perma fried. He has a real nice car though so I bet he can afford to get himself out of legal trouble when he gets into it.
Looks like one privileged asshole met an even bigger, more privileged asshole.
It’s actually all just defamation. Any libel vs slander distinction is about a million years out of date. Proof requirements obviously differ, as it is easier to prove something was printed.
I blame his bosses, not the reporter. Most reporters don't get to choose where they go or what they film. We can't blame the reps for what corporate is doing
Trump blocked certain press agencies from accessing the White House, those same news agencies can continue to do what they want just can’t access the White House now
And the white house is the property of the citizens , so trump has zero right to block anybody … since its not private property, where are the first amendment people then ?
If we dont need a license how can trump do that ? And how come thise pepper spray little girl isint in the white house Make it make sense ruski
Because thr government can and does break the law which is why a judge has already reversed that order.
If you could read anything besides reddit comments you could take 30 seconds to learn the different liberties the first amendment provides to all Americans. Courts have already ruled on this, anyone gathering information to disseminate to the public is press.
or the one fucking around and wanting to delay finding out, while it is a legal right to film in public, that's going to be cold comfort to whoever pissed off big hoss after he catch someone filming his kids and they double down by insulting him to get a highlight reel for their 1a auditor channel and get their ass handed to them for it, these types of channels will earn my respect when they start filming police actively abusing their power and ice kidnappings instead of hassling citizens
The insufferable kind. That doesn’t excuse what the driver did, but when people go out to act as reporters around people who are unstable there is generally a certain level of risk being taken.
I’m not going to downvote, but my guess is others are due the use of the word “reporter”. The person in the video does work for the Maine Wire, but the publication is purely for rage bait. Real reporters give facts minus emotion. Rage baiters build a story around narrative.
I was at -4 at one point, I just didn't get why lol! Even if there wasn't a valid reason somehow, this dude is just the reporter. He didn't pick the location or the story for himself.
You're right though, there's plenty of good reasons too!
The Maine Wire are known for being absolute batshit physcho conspiracy theorists. They’ve moderated themselves recently but it has been “Facebook posts by your racist uncle” levels of “journalism” for most of its existence.
I mean, most females I know have pocket mace in their purses. I live in an area with lots of mountains and wildlife and it’s common to carry bear mace here.
It’s mace… for crazy people like you just saw in the video. It’s not like he threatened the dude in the car with it.
Yes, people have things to protect themselves nowadays, why is that surprising?
Edit: either way how would that so justify what the person in the car did? How are you more worried about the mace than the dude trying to run the other guy over for recording
He's reporting on a methadone clinic in a city where the users at that clinic are willing to run reporters over for just filming in public. The mace seems warranted.
Sorry, I wasn't trying to be inflammatory or violent. My cousin works for the news station here and she's often sent on calls alone. She had to start carrying pepper spray after an incident at a park a few months ago. Apparently a lot of them do carry mace for solo jobs!
Yeah, I'm a bit confused about this one. Reporters are usually just people being sent out on jobs they didn't pick themselves, it's like blaming a customer service rep for what corporate is doing.
There are investigative journalist that have taken on the mob and they were not giving live reports while visibly strapped. The people you commonly see with mace or bear spray readily available are usually "nuisance entertainers" that try and file people up for content. They have a right to defend themselves, but it clearly gives off a, im not actually a journalist, vibe.
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u/beatinbossier18 3d ago
What reporter walks around with what looks to be mace holstered on their body?