Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Government sees EVERYTHING. Media banned. What could possibly go wrong?-------Why Are There No News Helicopters Over Ferguson?

Why Are There No News Helicopters Over Ferguson? - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"The no-fly-zone was created at the request of local law enforcement, following a police report that a police chopper had been shot at.
Yesterday, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon renewed the ban, citing the same police-safety justification.
The police safety justification is hard to buy.
What possible threat could a news helicopter, circling hundreds or thousands of feet above the scene, be to the activities on the ground?
If anything, helicopters, which would not block emergency vehicles, which would not get in the way of cops or crowds, which would remain at a remove from the action, would be safer than the rest of the media.
No, safety isn't the issue. 
That's not what this is about. 
It’s about local law enforcement not wanting to be watched—and not wanting media to capture a complete picture of the scene."

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