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(Title, text as found)Published on May 20, 2012 by UpTakeVideo
Tracey Pollock, a credentialed photographer for The
UpTake, is attacked by police in Chicago during an anti-NATO protest on
Saturday. Before the attack, police were using their bicycles as weapons to
force back the crowd which was staging a march without a permit.
Police had
formed a barricade; as you can see from the video, there was some sort of
incident along the barricade. Pollock tried to get closer to see what was
happening when a police officer reached up, grabbed her lens and tried to rip
her camera away. The officer then pushed her over some bicycles.
Pollock
was wearing a large press badge and as you can hear from the audio, even
bystanders could tell she was part of the press. Protesters behind the bicycles
pulled her to safety.
Pollock was bruised in the incident but not
seriously injured. She says she never crossed the police barricade.
A
larger anti-NATO protest is planned for Sunday as the summit gets
underway.
By: dcmfox
In: Regional News
Tags: Chicago, police, attack, press, bikes, weapons, protest, anti, NATO
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States (load item map)
Marked as: approved
Views: 1558 | Comments: 47 | Votes: 0 | Favorites: 0 | Shared: 23 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 2
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Being press doesn't make you immune to your surroundings, If you're stopping the police from doing their job then you deserve whatever happens to you aslong as it's within the confines of the law.
As for these protesters... They're the first to get violent & always the first to moan when it gets slammed back into their faces.
Posted May-20-2012 ByEngland1415 (104.40) 
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Isn't it funny how activists now carry cameras with them and have a blog, and somehow they think this allows them to do all the stuff that protestors do under the banner of "press." Sorry, but these protests have devolved into people trashing businesses in cities so many times that the police are completely justified in aggressive crowd control. Calling oneself "press" is not license to express moral outrage when at the front line of a protest and pushed back or arrested by More..
Posted May-20-2012 Bybuzzardist (362.74) 
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That was good police work. Its funny how liberals can incite violence against the police but if a bicycle is used to block them then it's suddenly considered a weapon.
Posted May-20-2012 BySpecialEd (488.04) SpecialEd View Channel Send Message
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well pollock -get too close to the fire you will get burned. these amateur journalists think the 'press' badge makes you untouchable.
Posted May-20-2012 BySpeckFettGulag (1116.80) 
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The same caliber of nutjob professional protesters - without anything to say
Posted May-20-2012 ByMegadeth (1433.50) 
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Stupid bitch. There is no free "press pass" when violence breaks out. The police are obligated to restore Order.
If that means knocking your press badge-wearing tits in the dirt because you're impeding their mission, tough shit.
Posted May-20-2012 Bystaxman (95.10) 
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PLEASE do us all a big favor and point out the Press! Or can you? Or are you just trying your hardest to make the Police look bad? Now, which one is it?
Posted May-20-2012 Byfotoman4u2 (3437.90) 
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Only the moronic libtards call what they do "press" activities.
Posted May-20-2012 Bydaisygun (184.20) 
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@daisygun
So what IS a "press" activity? Hannity or Oreilly shouting down a guest.
Posted May-20-2012 ByLoPull (506.62) 
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@daisygun nice patriotic attitude.. NOT
Free Press is about as Enshrined in America as a GOOD THING, as much as the 1st, 2nd, OR 4 Amendments.
You want a muzzled press? China & Russia are a plane ticket away, you jack-boot licker.
Posted May-21-2012 Bynexus1961 (431.54) 
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@nexus1961 "Press" covers news events without bias, participation, and doesn't interfere with police. What I see are violent protestors holding iphones attacking the police. I'll take my 2nd amendment rights over your BS 1st any day and there won't be shit you pussies can do about it EVER.
Posted May-22-2012 Bydaisygun (184.20) 
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"the press?" LMAO!!!
Posted May-20-2012 Byjoe prole (1638.60) 
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OCCUPY A JOB
Posted May-20-2012 Bygorgonzatropolis (699.80) 
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keep em comin @dcmfox u know we wanna c chaos & mayhem at chicagos nato summit
Posted May-20-2012 Byrowdylll649 (80.20) 
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Fucking paparazzi cunts!
Posted May-20-2012 Bybobsdesk (438.34) 
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These days anyone with a DSLR is "press"
They should be beaten
Posted May-20-2012 ByHuggles (194.10) 
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Where's the press?
Looks like that pussy camera dude assaulted a cop.
Posted May-20-2012 ByArizona_Patriot (3118.66) 
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Just like the Dem Convention....NOTHING to identify specific officers....what pussies....own it if you do it.
Posted May-20-2012 ByLoPull (506.62) 
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