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"Assault" video

Why is this being removed? It's all over national news and factually happened as it's on tape. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Merrill Stubing (talk • contribs) 16:29, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Due to the edit war regarding this section I've protected this article for an hour so things can simmer down. Gamaliel (talk) 16:54, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Here it is, should anyone feel that it "happened" - or that having one of the nation's most respected liberal writers calling for a Congressman's arrest is "notable":

Incident with student

In June 2010, a blogger posted a video to YouTube[1] which shows the full confrontation[2]from two cameras[3][4] between Etheridge and two photographers who identify themselves only as students and whose faces are blurred in the video. In some versions posted online, text has been introduced into the video, but filmed portions show the entire incident from the initial encounter to showing the Congressman walking away. The video shows Etheridge grabbing one photographer by the wrist after taking his camera, then pulling him close around his neck and putting his arm around his shoulder. [5] Etheridge's office has yet to release a statement on the incident. National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Jon Thompson called Etheridge's conduct "unbecoming of a member of Congress" and "beyond the pale."[5]

Glenn Greenwald, a former civil rights litigator and columnist for Salon, has called for Etheridge's arrest on assault charges.[6]f>

  1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/user/DCCameraGuy
  2. ^ http://blog.eyeblast.tv/2010/06/congressman-bob-etheridge-d-nc-attacks-college-student/
  3. ^ http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/checker.aspx?v=XdaGaGaGkU
  4. ^ http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/checker.aspx?v=XdaGaGaG8z
  5. ^ a b Etheridge caught in on-camera confrontation, WTVD, June 14, 2010.
  6. ^ http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/06/14/law

Regarding the edits

As for the edits, they are due to issues with BLP/NPOV regarding the poster & content. It came from an entity known for provoking such actions. The second camera angle is the other person with the camera. They aren't going to be likely to keep things neutral and provoke at the same time.

I've also cleaned up the commentary that should have been put in the Talk page (that was in the article).

At least it's now protected so it can be talked about.


208.54.35.94 (talk) 17:01, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It could have been talked about before. You were out of line with your continual blanking of content.—Chowbok ☠ 17:03, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Covered by Fox News, no reason to hide it now. SpoomTalk 17:09, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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