I am confused by the actions of these few who seem
to have been encouraged by lame duck president Donald Trump. I think what bothers me most is that a US
citizen died at the hands of a law enforcement officer who shot her. I was a junior in high school when the Kent
State shootings took place in May 1970. The outrage
at the time divided this country much as today's actions have split this
nation. To be fair it is too early to
form an opinion on today's shooting.
But, why were Capitol Police shooting at protestors? Why weren't alternatives such as tasers or
bean bags used instead of handguns. I
also would like to know why the National Guard wasn't on call when the
possibility of trouble was known well ahead of time.
I will write of this more as details become
available. But, for now I have to say I
am embarrassed by the "journalism" I have seen on the commercial
networks today. From talking head reporters to network announcers, including Savannah Guthrie and
Lester Holt of NBC, the reporters have for the most part editorialized whenever
they've felt like it. This is not
journalism. This is reporters taking
liberty with their reporting to reflect their personal opinions or insert themselves in the story. As an example, the crowd was initially called "protestors". But, as the day wore on the
talking heads changed their description of the protestors to "rioters" or a
mob. This was due to pack
journalism. Rather than be left behind, all of the networks I watched, decided to change that designation to
rioters. I have no doubt there were a
number of people at the capitol today who wanted to damage the building and
raise hell in the halls of congress.
But, my guess is many more were just out to express their frustration
with the system.
There were a number of things that happened today that need to be explained properly by the media. I look forward to learning more and will write as that info becomes available.
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