For what it's worth, I agree with Mr. Beckwith on this. This sentiment (the reporters had it coming) is exactly the same attitude that the police try to cultivate: we don't like these people and so they deserve to be brutalized.
There may be good or bad reasons to dislike a person or group of people. There is no good reason to mistreat anyone physically. Rosalind Nelson Bancroft Chris L Beckwith wrote: > My apology to Mr. Lewis for misattribution, > however, my feeling regarding the quote remains > the same. It is an irresponsible, half-baked > analysis rooted in conspiratorial thinking about > media/police relations This may be fashionable at > a publication like Pulse, but it won't fly > elsewhere. Simply, there is no excuse for mob > assaults on reporters. The quote implicitly > suggests there was justifiable motive. Wrong. > > Beckwith > Ward 6 > > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
