Man jailed for interrupting Fox News live shot

[Newsjock]

http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=2049&catid=4&volume_id=254&issue_id=261&volume_num=41&issue_num=06

Justin Barker saw an opportunity on Halloween to denounce Fox News but ended up in jail overnight for his effort. He was in the Castro just after 10:30 p.m. when he saw local Fox affiliate KTVU–Channel 2 reporter Amber Lee doing a live shot. He stepped behind her and yelled, "Fox News is bullshit, Fox News sucks," on live television before the broadcast cut away to some B-roll footage. Suddenly, Barker found himself in trouble.

"I go to walk away, and three policemen come up and knock me to my knees, and I get handcuffed," Barker, who's been charged with battery and resisting arrest, told the Guardian.

(Note: The Guardian posted a link to a YouTube video of the incident, and KTVU ordered YouTube to remove the video.)

[Poiuyt]

1. I thought you meant that police shot the man (with guns)

[MADem]

2. Well, if he gets a good lawyer, and didn't resist arrest but was beaten

...then he's a potentially rich man.

[LostInAnomie]

3. What reason did the police even have for approaching the man?

Sounds like three policemen need to lose their jobs.

[bananas]

4. I wonder what he was charged with? nt

[sakabatou]

5. Well now, since habeaus corpus is gone

He can't ask why he was arrested :(

[file83]

22. Yup, he has probably been "extraordinarily renditioned" off to some eastern block

country. Never to be heard from again. Doubt Fox News will eagerly investigate that story.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

9. battery and resisting arrest

[lpbk2713]

10. Assault on Corporate Amurka .......... n/t

[Tesha]

14. "...Barker, who's been charged with battery and resisting arrest..."

Battery? That's interesting.

Tesha

[Newsjock]

6. Shameless kick

One more K&R gets it on the greatest page. ;)

[Dead_Parrot]

7. so it does...

:D

[badgerpup]

8. Kickin' ya on up the page...

Somehow, I think FAUX SNOOZE is going to lose a lot of its bulletproof teflon...
about damn time, too.

:popcorn:


:kick:

[Canuckistanian]

11. We decide, you get the hell out of the way

Assault, my ass.

[formercia]

12. I smell a good story here

something stinks.

[soup]

13. Gee, I guess all those "Hi mom!" people are next.

Jails are going to fill up pretty quickly.

[Alpharetta]

15. Isn't against the law to interfere with government media?

FoxNews being the official government news outlet, it would seem like a pretty serious offense to interfere with their operations.

[file83]

24. He'll probably be charged with threatening "National Security"...

...or some such shit.

[Maraya1969]

16. It was an illegal arrest! I hope this guys fights.

[meganmonkey]

17. You have the right to free speech

as long as you're not
Dumb enough to actually try it.

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You have the right not to be killed
Murder is a crime!
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And if you cross your fingers
Rehabilitation

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In some quarters that this is not enough!
Well..............................

Get off the streets
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Smush

Finally then I will read you your rights

You have the right to remain silent
You are warned that anything you say
Can and will be taken down
And used as evidence against you

Listen to this
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[Neecy]

18. This doesn't surprise me

The San Francisco police are famous for their brutality. Having three of them jump on this single guy is pretty typical (and then charging HIM for battery!).

[BlueEyedSon]

19. must be "Fox security"

[midnight]

20. It sounds like knowing an attorney just became another-

must have.

[walldude]

21. The last bastion when cops have nothing on you

beat you up and charge you with resisting arrest.

Now before anyone says anything I have nothing against honest decent cops. But this does seem to be SOP.

[file83]

23. Another thing - if the guy was drunk, cops pretty much feel they have total authority

to violate you anyway they see fit. They just tell the judge that you were drunk, and you lose all your civil rights, although, not "officially". But for all practical purposes, that's the end result.

[upi402]

25. O'Reilly was right about Fox security forces

:hide:
Now do most cops support these criminal Republicans?
Hope that guy is an ACLU member. He may need them.

[manic expression]

26. The behavior of the cops is, sadly, far from uncommon

cops routinely do this crap, and they just as routinely get away with it. The basic rule of thumb is: cops can (and will) do whatever they want.

By the way, using ridiculous BS charges is part of the standard procedure as well. It gives the cops "justification" (:eyes:), while intimidating the individual into taking a plea bargain (another facet of this is that the individual can't sue when this happens).