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(05-29-2020, 09:23 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Minnesota state police arrested a CNN reporter of color and his crew while he was live on the air.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/us/minneapolis-cnn-crew-arrested/index.html

The CNN crew was reporting live when a protestor ran behind them. State police advanced to arrest the protestor before them grabbing reporter Omar Jimenez's arm. As he showed his press credentials and asked where the crew could move to in order to be out of the way, suggesting that their previous spot was one that they were previously told they could be in, one of the officers told him he was under arrest and began handcuffing him. CNN was later told the arrest occurred because the crew did not move when told to, though the audio does not support that account.

The governor of Minnesota apologizes and said the crew would be immediately released.

Another CNN reporter in the city who is white also had the police approach him in a separate location, but he was told he was allowed to be there when he showed his press credentials.

Almost like racism is still alive and well....