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The Reader has obtained video footage of Saturday’s Taste of Chicago protest that calls into question the official police version of events that led to the arrest of Ja’Mal Green, a 20-year-old activist accused of attacking an officer.
Green was charged with five felonies—two counts of aggravated battery of an officer, two counts of aggravated battery in a public place, and attempting to disarm an officer—and two misdemeanor counts of resisting or obstructing an officer, according to CPD News Affairs.
As was previously reported by DNAInfo, police said that Green had two separate altercations with police Saturday evening, including one at approximately 6 PM. During a hearing Monday, assistant state’s attorney Erin Antonietti alleged that during this incident, Green swung his arms and punched police commander George Devereaux in his left shoulder. Antonetti cited a Tribune photo as evidence of the attack.
However, newly obtained video appears to show Devereaux initiating contact with Green, pulling him off a barrier, then tussling with him after he lands, with protesters attempting to separate the two.
If you actually watch the video, you’ll see that Commander Devereaux ordered Mr. Green several times to get off a metal barricade that Green was standing on amidst a sea of loudly chanting protesters. When Green refused, Devereaux yanked Green’s pant leg enough that Green had to jump off the barricade. Then Green pushed at Devereaux hard and threw a punch, although it appears as though Green didn’t land that punch, but it’s somewhat difficult to tell.
Was Green over-charged? The video itself doesn’t have evidence to back all those claims. But at the very least, the video which supposedly exonerates Green does appear to show him pushing a cop during a highly volatile situation.
* Watch it for yourself, starting at about the 30-second mark if you don’t want to sit through it all…
* So, why is this even a thing? Because some activists are accusing a Tribune reporter of essentially shilling for the cops…
Yesterday afternoon, a lawyer who wishes to remain unidentified, warned Chicago’s activist community about Peter Nickeas, a reporter for the Chicago Tribune. The lawyer stated that he noticed Nickeas and his tweets about Malcolm London during the Laquan McDonald protests back in November 2015. That night, Malcolm London was arrested, and Nickeas’ tweets featured Tribune photos that not only showed a biased angle, but clearly an angle that aids CPD in their further criminalization of young, Black people and utilizes the “hyper-aggressive” stereotype of Black people for clicks. Last week, the same lawyer witnessed similar tweets and coverage from Peter Nickeas during the Taste of Chicago shutdown action, and then created a meme to go along with his warning to us. Tweets from Nickeas supported the narrative that Green was hitting Cmdr. George Devereaux, whereas video now surfaced showing that Green was actually being pulled down from a barricade, courtesy of the Chicago Reader.
* Some have even all but accused the Tribune reporter of being a cop informant. But at least one of his detractors was forced to back off on Twitter when confronted with actual, you know, evidence by another person…
@yo60640 @whuntah @PeterNickeas I must clarify: @PeterNickeas did not take shot, rather RECIRCULATED standalone photo. W/out context. Sigh.
— Christine Geovanis (@heavyseas) July 14, 2016
@heavyseas @whuntah @PeterNickeas Recirculated after the charges were filed.
— Yo (@yo60640) July 14, 2016
@yo60640 @whuntah @PeterNickeas Right. Unfortunately w/out context or analysis. Hence the flap. Which I understand, becuz cops, sadly, lie.
— Christine Geovanis (@heavyseas) July 14, 2016
@heavyseas @whuntah repeating: "after the charges were filed". Flap revolves around when/how prosecutors got pic @PeterNickeas didn't take
— Yo (@yo60640) July 14, 2016
@yo60640 @whuntah @PeterNickeas I don't think so. There's a deeper beef - the recirculation of a standalone that supports cops' frame only.
— Christine Geovanis (@heavyseas) July 14, 2016
@heavyseas @whuntah @PeterNickeas at best, a subsequent beef.
— Yo (@yo60640) July 14, 2016
* This is a far more dangerous version of the old “working the referees” game, where you yell at reporters/columnists/etc. loud enough to force them to back off their tougher calls.
What we have here is a bunch of propagandists criticizing journalists for not being propagandists for their own side. Is there media bias? Heck yes there is. Do reporters make mistakes? Sure they do. But retweeting a photo does not automatically make one a police informant or shill.
And possibly putting that reporter into harm’s way with these bizarre conspiracy theories is completely unforgivable.
…Adding… Take a look at the very end of that video. A commenter rightly points this out…
The defendant is walking up behind the police officer when [the video] conveniently ends
Yep.
* Related…
* How technology disrupted the truth - Social media has swallowed the news – threatening the funding of public-interest reporting and ushering in an era when everyone has their own facts. But the consequences go far beyond journalism
* Live Streaming Breaks Through, and Cable News Has Much to Fear
posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 10:15 am
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The social activists who insist that reporters are obligated to pick sides (actually, their side) exhibit another symptom of the disease of “if you are not totally for us you are totally against us” that you so appropriately warned against a few weeks back. It is distressing indeed.
Recording (photographically or in writing) the events of the day is not, by itself, picking sides. Sheesh
Comment by Concerned Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 10:24 am
Uh, he clearly didn’t punch the officer, which was the caption on the Trib circulated picture and the charge by the DA, so yea, I agree with the protesters that the media and the DA misrepresented the facts at least concerning this particular altercation.
Comment by Biker Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 10:24 am
=== I agree with the protesters that the media and the DA misrepresented the facts===
You clearly cannot read. They’ve gone way beyond saying just that.
Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 10:27 am
I’ve followed Nickeas on Twitter for 2 years. These social activists are picking the wrong target.
Comment by Chicagonk Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 10:32 am
I can’t make heads or tails of what’s going on in the video. I can’t say that I saw anything egregious by anyone, cops or protesters.
One thing I know for sure: this is the first time in my life where I’ve hoped for an early, long, cold winter.
Comment by wordslinger Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 10:34 am
The bail was set at $350,000 based on how this was presented. While I appreciate you posting this video, which was the first time I’ve seen this video angle, there is plenty of chatter on this going on outside of this blog. Many of the protesters simply are upset that this young man was arrested on what they feel to be trumped up charges. Some, like you linked to, have gone a step further and made allegations that the reporter in question is biased. I didn’t go that far, and I believe it paints with a broad brush to say all protesters believe that. I still haven’t seen video of the event that I believe is the more serious charge of attempting to take an officer’s service weapon, and therefore withhold my judgement on that charge.
Comment by Biker Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 10:34 am
I can’t tell if Green actually landed a punch or shove but the big guy in the green shirt and one of the guys in the red shirt definitely look like they had contact with the commander.
And it’s interesting that most of the the officers are brass. They wanted the experienced ones on the front lines.
Comment by Been There Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 10:34 am
Yikes! Five felonies for that?
Makes the states attorney’s office and the police look bad. On a larger scale, BLM and Police Unions are on a collision course with each other.
Comment by Downstate Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 10:36 am
As I expected, the radicals are reading the first part of this post and ignoring the rest.
Troubling.
Deletions are gonna follow if you don’t address the entirety of the post.
Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 10:44 am
The defendant is walking up behind the police officer when it conveniently ends
Comment by Watch the end Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 10:48 am
No that’s pretty clear, he pushed at the officer. You just can’t do that. Fine if he wants to take a dive like a soccer player and act hurt because the cop pulled him down. But dude, you can’t push a cop.
Comment by Honeybear Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 10:52 am
People who decry social activists’ complaints as propaganda shouldn’t kid themselves.
Police are propagandists, too.
Comment by IRLJ Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 10:53 am
On the targeting of Peter, obviously he didn’t take the picture, and targeting reporters always sucks. From my limited knowledge of news orgs, any picture caption, article titles, etc are rarely the work of the journalist, usually an editor. It’s not academic in Chicago right now, very real.
Comment by Biker Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 10:54 am
I don’t know about five felonies, but Ja’Mal had to get off that barricade. Once he and protesters “dug in”, they couldn’t have been surprised that charges would follow.
Comment by Jocko Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 10:57 am
This is a bit tangential but it addresses Riches main point. With the rise of social media I’ve noticed a sharp increase in de-professionalization. Like journalism for instance. Or even my old gig, spiritual care. People get more care from memes than from a professional. Citizen journalists while being vital for exposing things with video are also not trained in journalistic ethics. Better yet look at the citizen pundits on this blog. I try to always state when I am unsure of a fact or if I am ignorant on a subject. I also try hard to apologize when I’m wrong. These are attributes of a profession that I studied. That is getting blurred now.
Comment by Honeybear Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 10:58 am
When does Kim Foxx take over?
Comment by The Fool On The Hill Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:03 am
Watching the video just emphasizes the chaos that these events evolve into. Policing is becoming a dangerous art vs. an applicable science anymore.
I’m not in any position to opine whether it was just better to let the kid stand there and scream until he got tired…but I imagine that’s where it’s headed.
Can’t comment on the reporter’s take from this. Not nearly enough context for me either way.
Comment by A guy Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:05 am
The police officer asked and gestured calmly to have Green to get off the fence a few times before things got hairy. I think that a lawful command from a police officer is supposed to be obeyed.
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:08 am
Clearly Mr. Green and others did not obey the police request to move away and come down from the barrier.
In my opinion the others were trying to obstruct the police from doing out their job. As far as the thrown punch it appears it did not connect.
I have no opinion regarding the amount of bail but clearly several people including Green did not follow the Police requests
In fact the demonstrators showed no respect for the Police. More than Mr. Green could have been charged.
Comment by MOON Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:09 am
If it was Mike Green (white, blond hair, blue eyes) from Lake Forest, would he have been treated?
And if treated the same, would the White Community call it overkill with 5 felonies?
Comment by Jeff Van Muser Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:20 am
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:08 am:
The police officer asked and gestured calmly to have Green to get off the fence a few times before things got hairy. I think that a lawful command from a police officer is supposed to be obeyed.
This
Comment by Ron Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:20 am
*have been treated the same way?
Comment by Jeff VanMuser Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:21 am
I’ve interacted with Pete on twitter for awhile and the idea of him being an informant is hilarious.
There was at least one person I saw last night calling for his camera to be broken, which shows how informed they are on his work since he doesn’t carry a camera.
The person who started this yesterday is part of a group that actually calls for the abolition of police and prisons.
Comment by MrX Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:23 am
Same old Rich Miller take your toys and run away when someone posts some thing you don’t agree with
Comment by Anon Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:25 am
Yes, as a matter of fact, in this specific case, I think he would have been treated the same way. With that amount of video being captured, which I am sure was not lost on the officer, do you really think that he was going to do anything other than be as careful as possible?
Comment by Saluki Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:26 am
Police have a tough job trying to protect people. Be respectful of one another.
Comment by Mama Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:28 am
People SHOULD be mad, and
People should be mad at the RIGHT people.
The right people is NOT Peter Nickeas.
– MrJM
Comment by @MisterJayEm Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:29 am
Sorry Rich - trying to do two things at once. Clearly the guy wasn’t arrested for the first (filmed) event because he was walking freely behind the cop. Hence, the video doesn’t offer evidence of anything.
Statement regarding BLM/Police Union collision still stands.
Comment by Downstate Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:30 am
===Same old radical nutballs, take your toys and run away when someone posts some thing you don’t agree with ===
FIFY.
Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:32 am
===The right people is NOT Peter Nickeas.===
That right there is the whole point of this post, for the radical fringe types who obviously have reading comprehension issues.
Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:38 am
It is very simple to understand. When a police officer tells you to do something you do what they say and not debate.
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:40 am
==People who decry social activists’ complaints as propaganda shouldn’t kid themselves. Police are propagandists, too.==
Basically, people angry about false/trumped up charges decided to take it out on a guy who didn’t do what they said he’d done… and then tried to pin other accusations on him when the first ones got blown up by evidence. Sound like any other groups you can think of? (Hint: most of not all of them everywhere eternally, amen.)
Activist organizations are not, by dint of their idealism, immune to the problems that any agglomeration of people doing a thing are inclined to.
Comment by whetstone Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:44 am
Several good things to come out of instant digital media and blog posts are: the realization of how polarized the world is; how quick folks are to jump to conclusions; the lack of patience to allow for objective analysis; and the frightening conclusion that universal adult suffrage may not be such a good idea.
Comment by Cook County Commoner Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:50 am
A close friend took a head-first dive over that same type of metal barricade a few years ago. He was pushed over (accidentally) while standing on the ground and waiting to get into a Bears game. He’s already had seven surgeries on eye, eye socket, cheek, sinus cavity and nose and has come to the realization that he will never be able to breathe normally again.
That fool standing atop the barricade was an accident waiting to happen. Ignoring the Commander’s request/order to get down was a mistake. In this case the police quite obviously were doing their jobs to try to prevent injuries both for the barrier stander and others who were simply trying to enjoy the Taste of Chicago.
Comment by Responsa Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:52 am
How many times do you expect the officer to ask him politely to step down off the barricade? The officer was also being yelled at to not touch him and idiots obstructing him by getting in front of the officer with their hands up stating they aren’t doing anything. This never would have happened if Ja’mal had just complied with what the Officer asked politely over and over again.
Comment by proudstatetrooper Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:52 am
Since when did refusing police directives and jostling with an officer become legal? I get the passion, but Ja’Mal and the other protesters are still responsible for their actions.
Comment by Jocko Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:55 am
All good points, and what we need now more than ever in this situation is a media that reports things fairly and accurately. Facts are crucial.
Comment by Boone's is Back Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:55 am
I’ve followed Peter Nickeas’ coverage of the nightly shootings in Chicago for a very long time. His reporting is unbiased and excellent, and he takes great risks in covering these stories. He does not deserve this crap.
Comment by Wensicia Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 11:56 am
truth is truth. but that apparently left the station when Ferguson happened and all sorts of narratives developed from that have obfuscated reality and affected how following incidents are seen, even if not actually seen. Hands up don’t shoot is a myth in that incident. the dead man was on the run from a convenience store robbery where he shoved the guy behind the counter so police were looking for him. each incident is each incident. and we need facts to prosecute people, yes, including police..LaQuan McDonald case, y’all. and the media is about facts or should be.
in this case, Ja’Mal did not follow the instructions of the police to get off the barrier so he was taken down and he took a swing at the officer. his family is lucky their courtroom contempt charges were dropped. and kudos to the judge for telling him he has to stay off social media (his Facebook page has mildly supportive comments about the shooter in Dallas) the coming of body cameras for the police will not just tell the tale of the public and how they are treated. it will show the ugly reality of criminals and how they treat everyone, but especially those who are given the power to enforce laws. hands on the wheel when you are pulled over (I believe I learned that in Driver’s Ed). come down off the barrier when the cop tells you to do that.
Comment by Amalia Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 12:00 pm
Last night, the Tribune’s Dawn Rhodes took to Twitter to make the case for engaging with each other honestly and openly — for journalists to be responsive and for their critics to be civilized: https://storify.com/MisterJayEm/understanding-how-the-journalistic-process-works
I think it would be of interest to any consumer of 21st century journalism (and you don’t need to be on Twitter to read it).
– MrJM
Comment by @MisterJayEm Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 12:12 pm
So this violent crime beat reporter, the kid whose dad was a CPD violent crime detective (actually, the late Dennis Farina’s ex-partner), couldn’t possibly be biased. And maybe even hired because he’s connected to CPD.
Sure, fine.
But regardless of their underlying merit, how are claims of journalistic bias “enabling propaganda and possibly violence”?
Is the Governor “enabling, possibly, violence” when he calls out Rich as having “worked for” Madigan?
Comment by crazybleedingheart Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 12:16 pm
===how are claims of journalistic bias===
It’s not bias. They’re calling him a cop spy. It’s freaking ridiculous. Learn to read.
Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 12:17 pm
“truth is truth. but that apparently left the station when Ferguson happened”
How many men sitting on Illinois Death Row were exonerated? Each of them had been arrested, tried and convicted of one or more capital crimes.
Ferguson didn’t mark the end of any Golden Age of Truth.
– MrJM
Comment by @MisterJayEm Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 12:23 pm
Thanks for sharing. The related articles are timely and good food for thought. I wish that the same people chasing after the reporter would go back and look at his advocacy efforts online to bring attention to the violence and inequities in Chicago. He’s used his position repeatedly to advance the dialogue. Kudos to Mr. Nickeas. I’m sorry to hear that he’s being personally targeted this way.
Comment by Fairness and Fairness Only Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 12:26 pm
There is a lot of Summer left. Why do people fan the flames of tensions?
Comment by jimk849 Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 12:33 pm
Also, there is more false propaganda posted in comments.
Peter Nickeas’ father works for a utility company. He says he has no family members working for the CPD.
So, stop it. Just stop it now.
Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 12:36 pm
The journalism problem of reporters’ objectivity being called into question isn’t new. Plenty of newshawks have been accused of spying for one side of a dispute they’re covering, or another. For management in journalism, it’s a conundrum to contemplate when deciding to embed a reporter, or even to give someone a beat for an indefinite duration. Journalists operate by their reputation, and the reputation of the organ they represent.
I don’t know Nickeas, and I think it’s regrettable that the activists don’t like him. Whether they are right about him, or wrong.
But in the interest of balance, don’t believe for a minute that it doesn’t happen that cops don’t like a journalist; believing they’re a spy ‘for the other side.’
Just sayin’ that it’s a sad fact of a reporter’s life to get flack from both sides.
Comment by Independent Retired Lawyer Journalist Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 12:50 pm
The video is more like RENO911! than Cops.
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 12:56 pm
==kudos to the judge for telling him he has to stay off social media (his Facebook page has mildly supportive comments about the shooter in Dallas)===
Apart from the validity of accusations that the judge was grandstanding when she set an impressively high $350,000 bond, extending her ruling beyond staying out of legal trouble and showing up for court was, at best IMHO, questionable.
The alleged beating and attempted disarming of the cop had what, exactly, to do with use of social media?
I don’t expect a First Amendment challenge to that bond condition now that the guy has made bail, but adding that condition made it sound like the judge was extending her jurisdiction to policing communications that are legal. That’s not a good perception for the judiciary.
Comment by Independent Retired Lawyer Journalist Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 12:58 pm
that video itself is evidence that a so called peaceful protest was absolutely not that. the people surrounding the police were pushing and yelling and inflaming passions and taunting police in the actual hope they would get violent. it was ridiculous. I would have been terrified to stand in the middle of the protesters.
and the protest that was at the Federal building featured an older man from one of the Lake Counties who had a comment on video being supportive of the Dallas shooter. the response to incidents of suspected police brutality should not be to say false things, support killers and incite violence.
Comment by Amalia Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 1:06 pm
the judge was probably reacting to the Facebook post by Ja’Mal Green which was mildly supportive of the Dallas shooter and which clearly inflamed passions on both sides. words matter.
Comment by Amalia Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 1:08 pm
=The defendant is walking up behind the police officer when [the video] conveniently ends=
I watched the video before reading the comments and noticed this as well. It stood out. If he were my son I would have advised against what he did, not a wise move in my opinion.
I do not follow the reporter in question, but a police spy seems to be a silly assertion based on my experience with reporters.
I also would like to echo @Honeybear’s comments on the demise of real journalism and other’s comments on what seems to be the status quo for any group- no ability to simply disagree, you are either with us or against us. That is simply a way of silencing free speech and free expression of ideas. Something that is truly un-American.
Comment by JS Mill Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 1:08 pm
It’s time to take a closer look at how Chicago media reports BLM stories. I have been. The fact is we haven’t heard complaints like the ones the radical fringe are now making for a simple reason. In my very informal review, BLM has received exceptionally biased coverage until now - in their favor. Fox 32 is especially guilty of shoddy, even deceptive coverage. When a black man was tackled by white cops a few weeks ago, the reporter showed the individual on the ground with a police officer on top of him, with no reference to what transpire to lead to this use of force. The reporter then stated that the “victim’s family” was distraught over the incident. The story then went to a young black man who discussed his concern about this “police brutality.” It did not provide a caption of who the individual speaking was. The person was a known activist who first appeared prominently in the anti-Trump riots from March. Take a look at coverage and it’s quite plain that BLM has had more than a pass by the media. The coverage is so one-sided in its favor that now there may be some objectivity BLM is acting like the entitled child. Yet their rants threaten free speech, and depending upon who is listening, may threaten lives.
Comment by Bored Chairman Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 1:13 pm
==The alleged beating and attempted disarming of the cop had what, exactly, to do with use of social media?==
Really? If in fact his prior social media postings were even “mildly supportive” of the Dallas cop assassin the judge did both him and the BLM movement a big favor to address this.
Comment by Responsa Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 1:17 pm
As to violence, I think it’s going to erupt no matter what views any of us have. Things have gotten to a boiling point. It is a dangerous and precarious time. I just think we are well past time when words, or even peaceful protest actions will slake the anger of some. Being where I am and doing what I do, I actually get the anger and rage. Sometimes I even, as you know share it. I fear the demons of rage and violence are not far away from us. We are after all human. We’ve got a very very very long history of losing control in our species. I think we’re about to lose it again.
Comment by Honeybear Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 1:23 pm
===the judge was probably reacting to the Facebook post by Ja’Mal Green which was mildly supportive of the Dallas shooter and which clearly inflamed passions on both sides. words matter===
If you think there’s a nexus between suppressing Green’s access to constitutionally-protected forms of media and the legitimate conditions of bond, then you simply are reacting with approval to the judge’s siding with the police and your fellow prosecutors. Try to think about it objectively. Like a judge is supposed to.
And take into account that in a case that either has press coverage or is otherwise high-profile, a judge must take steps to, among other things, protect the appearance of an impartial judiciary.
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 1:23 pm
Oops. That was me at 1:23.
Comment by Independent Retired Lawyer Journalist Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 1:25 pm
I’m not a prosecutor, and what Responsa said.
Comment by Amalia Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 1:26 pm
Retired Lawyer,
You may want to first make factual assertions. Bail was $35,000 - NOT $350,000 as you claim. And judges frequently set conditions with bail that impinge upon liberties. Feel free to defend BLM, just do it honestly.
Comment by Bored Chairman Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 1:33 pm
Get back on the topic or take it somewhere else.
Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 1:35 pm
This article isn’t a window, it’s a mirror.
Comment by ThunderFred Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 1:53 pm
If I were the prosecutor, I’d LOVE for this guy to be on social media. And then I’d monitor it, and probably find all kinds of stuff I could use at trial.
@Bored Chairman - In Illinois, you post 10% of the bond set to be released. Bond was set at $350,000, and he had to post $35,000
Comment by JoanP Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 2:20 pm
“As I expected, the radicals are reading the first part of this post and ignoring the rest.”
But, this is what the radicals / liberals do. They ignore and/or try to demonize anything that does not fit with their view. FACTS means nothing to them.
Comment by Anonymous Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 3:28 pm
I think Honeybear’s comment at 10:58 AM is spot on:
“With the rise of social media I’ve noticed a sharp increase in de-professionalization. Like journalism for instance…citizen journalists while being vital for exposing things with video are also not trained in journalistic ethics.”
Because hyper-politicized sites that piggie-back off citizen journalists are common place in the social media world, I think my generation–including myself far too often–has a skewed perception of what “media bias” is.
Peter Nikeas taking a photo of an unfolding event is now bias because he didn’t get the “right” shot? Him not releasing the shot because it didn’t fit the “right” narrative would have been bias.
The entire premise of journalist integrity is being turned on its ear here and that frightens me.
Comment by Chicago_Downstater Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 3:59 pm
–But, this is what the radicals / liberals do. They ignore and/or try to demonize anything that does not fit with their view. FACTS means nothing to them.—
That’s delicious. Lol
Comment by Honeybear Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 4:19 pm
First off the police report three separate altercations with the offender only one is shown and he is clearly out of control. The trib reporter seems to be very balanced after reading his Twitter feed. The calls for violence against a reporter of which their have been several show the real side of this so called peaceful movement.
Comment by Biased Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 5:30 pm
Also everyone needs to remember Peter Nikeas didn’t take the photo he re tweeted it after it had been on the trib website for hours and the offender had already been arrested for hours. Facts mean nothing to these people. Kinda like all the facts they ignore about police encounters.
Comment by Biased Thursday, Jul 14, 16 @ 5:33 pm
As to the Tribune reporter, the information he presented was to his view point/angle.
It was clear and convincing, the group was pushing and shoving, in any other venue, that behavior would have resulted in handcuffs on all.
Comment by Tinsel Town Friday, Jul 15, 16 @ 7:07 am