Reporters attacked, but it's not news

That's fine, and perhaps -- on the surface -- that's all this story deserves. But I think it's disrespectful to say to readers that a mob beating -- forget the race of any participants -- near downtown doesn't deserve even a paragraph in the paper. That seems to be the stance the paper is taking, and I think that's ridiculous.

The editor took it a step further by saying that if it had been a group of white youths attacking two black individuals, his stance would have been the same. And that's so absurd that I can't even believe he could say that with a straight face.

 

The windshield was smashed in.

The next step would have been to overturn it and torch or to smash out the other windows and haul them out.

I am amazed people are blaming the victims.

A car getting its windshield smashed in with people in it is a story almost anywhere.

 

If I were an employee of this paper and worked for this editor, my first response would be to look for any job anywhere else in any other field. He obviously treats people as though they are fungible. What a disgraceful, embarrassing response on his part.

 

Had to go scrambling for the dictionary to look up fungible. Nicely done.

 

The story was newsworthy. Don't think there's any question there. However, I do question the common sense of the reporter. He was in a losing and potentially deadly situation.

 

If I'm trapped in my car surrounded by people who are threatening me with harm, I'm getting the hell out of there.

Even if I have to run over people. Don't want to get run over? Then don't join a mob that means to do me, or my friends, harm.

And if they did run over a person or several people, then the paper would have no excuse but to cover it.

 

Baron, I agree. If the fucker is in my way trying to hurt me, I'm burning rubber through the crowd and not stopping. You're in the way, tough shit. No need for everyone to be hurt. Someone has got to be around to tell the story.

 

Rock thrower arrested:

http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/16yearold-charged-assault-two-pilot-reporters

 

Wait...so they are covering it now after all?

 

People aren't blaming the victims. Drip is.

 

My response to that latest story:

It is not about reporters, and honestly, then using reporters in the headline is disingenuous.

It is about people being attacked by a mob and the city police burying it.

It is further about white people being attacked by a black mob.

 

You truly are a stooge or at best, you are imitating one. I blame the victims for not using common sense in getting the hell out of a winless situation. Unless the guy was packing with some serious fire power, there was no way he's going to beat a mob.
As for not reporting the story properly, there's no question the editor and the Pilot made an error. I think many along here are in agreement on that.
Now, what is your malfunction that you can't comprehend what I posted?