Press non-freedom in the US

[empirex]

Any sycophants still willing to defend the US, or is it finally clear on what path the US has been headed down for some time now.
And this is certainly not an isolated incident, rather only the tip of the iceberg.

Video here courtesy of RT News.

Press non-freedom in the US

With Occupy Wall Street shedding light on police brutality and arrests that the US has not seen in a while, America has also seen journalists getting arrested – for simply having a press pass that the police doesn’t deem appropriate.

How is this affecting the state of press freedom in the country?

Dramatic scenes unfolding in the US during Occupy Wall Street clashes with police have been a must-cover event for a journalist. Kirill Belyaninov – a correspondent for a Russian daily newspaper Kommersant – got arrested while reporting on the protests. No muss – no fuss.

“They just put handcuffs on me. I tried to tell him that I am a journalist. He pulled out my State Department accreditation and asked whether I have a New York police one. Unfortunately, that one expired,” explained Kirill.

The reporter has been working in the US for the last three years.

“Whatever proof you have – they don’t really care. It’s just business, and your credentials can’t really protect you,” he said.

Sent through a whirlpool -like legal system, the seasoned journalist was treated as a protest participant under arrest. 24 hours behind bars, a quick trial, 600 dollars in fines were his punishment – for doing his job – covering the news of the day. And then there were the two days of community service.

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[Garyvdh]

I actually agree with the point you are trying to make... the US is heading into some dangerous territory.

But I'll still take them anyday over some mad camel worshipping nutjob desert dwelling terrorist state anyday!

[empirex]

I actually agree with the point you are trying to make... the US is heading into some dangerous territory.

Thank you kindly

But I'll still take them anyday over some mad camel worshipping nutjob desert dwelling terrorist state anyday!

Of course! One dictator state does not redeem another! Both need to be burnt to the ground.

My point - that which many Libertarians are making - is that there is a period in which "the people" can reign in a government that is clearly on a path toward dictatorship. Beyond that, the structures put in place for control are very hard to unravel without uprising and bloodshed.

The Patriot Act, NDAA, CISPA, TSA, etc. are all pieces of a larger 'machine'; that separately might not (??? ) look like a threat to "democracy", but in conjunction is quite clearly a plain ol' socialist dictatorship in the making.

What can we expect further down the line with either Romney or Obama; it doesn't really matter, two heads of the same coin, but one thing is for sure Obomney will continue down this same path Obama Plans Attack On First Amendment if Re-elected.

And folks, conspiracy theories be damned, just look at the facts (as opposed to spin) on the ground.