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During street protests after the U.S. government's invasion of Iraq in March 2003, police in Portland, Oregon, became brutal in their treatment of activists on the street. Furious about the unfair, pro-cop, pro-violence coverage of these events by the local corporate media, media activists put together a video showing the real story and gave it to the corporate media. Corporate media was very selective in what it chose to air, however, and this video exposes how they still told lies even when given the truth in a clear, easily presentable form. Corporate media is beyond redemption.

Courtesy of Portland IMC - Videos From The Resistance
http://portland.indymedia.org

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• police
• protest
• corporate
• media
• portland
• oregon
• independent

[Mattman4698]

You'v got rabid anti-police wackos on one side who'd screeam police brutality even if protesters were shooting police, a police force who are increasingly savy about how to get away with brutal treatment of citizens without it getting caught on camera on another and less than half a dozen corporation who own most media outlets throughout the country.

Whose side do you want to take?

[Wrayer]

"rabid anti-police wackos"? Never met one. Police shouldn't even show up at these things. There are THOUSANDS of miles between "protest" and "riot". Police presence usually creates the latter.

"shooting police"? During a protest? Hell, in MOST footage of police brutality you'll see an appalled and completely shocked crowd STILL leaving the offending police officer alone.

[FluxRostrum]

this is freedom?

[Wrayer]

What... you don't think this method of framing the news creates a better product? (/sarcasm)

[analiasahotmail]

peaceful, intelligent protesters being denied their rights to be peaceful, intelligent protesters have the right to defend that right to be peaceful, intelligent protesters.

Fuck the Corporate media and FUCK YOU Semiok45. Nobody I saw behaved in a manner that justified any action by the police. We have the right to GATHER in a public place and protest. again, I say: Fuck You.

have a nice day.

[cerealboxconspiracy]

This is very upsetting. I'm literally sick to my stomach. Those police should be in prison, not just paying out money in a lawsuit.

[Foreigner1917]

This video had a big impact on me when I first saw it. Thanks for putting it up!

[The4LA2Baker0]

these cops are violating our constitutional rights. we have a duty as American citizens to resist them however possible.

[kodiakkid44]

insanity...

[Explosivehippo]

This makes me sick. Ron Paul 2012. Keep your Constitutional Rights!

[terpis]

Great video. Real stormtroopers, there.

I wonder if this has forced any reaction from the local media, being as how it makes the local tv reporter ought to be such total lying sack.

[OkieBluesDog]

this country is under a form of marshal law. it is only going to get worse. f#@k the corporate ran government !!!

[Mattman4698]

Police don't care about the positions or opinions of protestors half the time they might even agree with them. Police are mandated to do a job. If they order a protest to disperse it's because someone higher up told them to. Whether that was for good reason or not varies depeneding on the protest and the police departments (or other agencies) involved.

[davidtagliaferri]

The problem with your logic is that the "lawfull" orders to dismiss are not for safety reasons but to quiet the protesters because the police disagree with thier position..