By now, I’m sure you’ve all seen the horrific video. A video of a poor gentleman gunned down by the Bullets Of Unfair Journalism while trying to drive away in his car. When something vicious like this happens we have to ask an important question: When Is It Appropriate to take Journalism into one’s own hands.
Rebecca Aguilar, as you may have seen, was the reporter who verbally assaulted a gentlemen whose only crime was self defense. It appears that twice, this gentleman was forced to shoot people who threatened his safety. Mrs. Aguilar took it upon herself to confront him and verbally berate him. You know what they call two sets of thugs who break into an old man’s place? Victims.
So Mrs. Aguilar really let him have it.
How could this happen? How does this “Free Speech Vigilante” just take this into her own hands? Some people just seem to always be half-cocked.
In the future I ask Mrs. Aguilar to consider the following questions before she brutally attacks an interviewee:
Did you call the police? Before that interviewee gets away, you should make sure you call the police. Sure, you only have a few seconds to react, but the important thing is that you have done the right thing. Sure, you’ll stand there as if feels like you’re surrounded by a gray haze, but remember, eventually you’ll see a light. Move towards the light! Move towards the light. It just might be the New York Times.
Are they really an interviewee? You might think you have a topic because of skin color. In short – you’re probably racist. There wouldn’t be a story there if you were hanging out with someone who looked just like you. Maybe there’s no story but you think there is because you believe in stereotypes. Think about that, huh?
Journalism only begets more journalism. As you see now, by taking this story into your own hands, what you’ve done is you’ve only created even more journalism. Now you’ve been suspended. Now everyone sees what a horrible bully you really are.
There is ink on your hands.
Are you happy?
Remember, nobody wins when you take journalism into your own hands, then the vicious cycle of journalism continues on and on.
And everyone loses.
Unfortunately I haven’t seen it. It was taken down from YouTube, and the Breitbart link doesn’t show it. Sounds awful though. Just awful.
It was just that, Rubeus. The shocker to me though, is that she got suspended. When did the MSM grow a conscience? I figured they give her a pulitzer
Our office was broken into Wednesday night & ransacked; I am often here by myself at night. I have news for miss Aguilera; I would kill’em in self defense to. Only I won’t cry about it. She might, when I was done.
Harvey, I think you’ve really nailed this one. Your writing is as good as Frank’s, and almost as good as RightWingDuck’s.
But remember, if journalism is outlawed, only outlaws would have journalism. Hey, what a great idea.
I said it in the other thread, it took the entire newsroom to get this story on the air. Stories just don’t magically appear during a newscast, there are many people involved in what is shown and how it is shown.
The whole newsroom is to blame, not just the reporter.
I saw the tape and I’m familiar with both shootings. They need to fire that bitch.
Again, you people don’t understand how a newscast works, the reporter did not get this story on the air, it took the entire newsroom to get this story on the air. There were many people who decided this would make it to air. The newsroom is responsible for this story, not just her. The producer should be fired as well.
//There were many people who decided this would make it to air. The newsroom is responsible for this story, not just her. The producer should be fired as well.//
It all began with her stalking this man and making him cry for trying to defend himself. Whether they had aired it or not, she was still allowed to get in his face and insult his conscience. That is the root of this evil. She should be deported to a third world country where women are considered next to nothing just for that.
Has her victim been apologized to? That news station need to get this guy some love and concern out of HER paycheck. Frick! someone needs to advise him to file a defamation lawsuit against her. See how she likes being put in the hotseat.
A great response would have been.
“You know I’ve shot two people in selfdefence yet now YOU are trying to make me feel threatened? Is this an attempted suicude by interviewee? Get help.”
Socrates, It was written by RWD not Harvey (although Harvey writes excellent stuff too).
My parents were jumped by Ambush Journalism a long time back. I can’t stand to watch it when it comes out on the newscast because they presume guilt when they do it. They jump in your face with a camera, many times on private property, and ask questions that presume guilt trying to get you to say the wrong thing. This type of harrasment should be outlawed. It is not journalism, it is harrasment. His right to privacy was crushed and the tv station should be sued heavily to prevent this type of harrassment. When does the “right” of a journalist trump the right to privacy of an individual? – answer – when they think they have a story.
Thanks for the excellent post RWD
The first rule for Journalism 101 students is to report the story, never to become it. Sounds like the MSM never learned that.
I’m just as confused about the authors on this site as Socrates. Who the heck ARE you people? Pictures please. 🙂
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2007/10/kdfw_suspends_rebecca_aguilar.php
Evil personified has been “suspended” heh heh
No offense intended…
But one can’t help but wonder if he was upset because by the time he got it out of the box and loaded, she’d probably be out of range….