Media Observation

I'm watching the news and a breaking story flashes on the screen. A team of reporters pop into view and tell about an "officer-involved shooting" that has taken place.

As both reporters go over the "facts" as they know them (most of which we now know were inaccurate), the picture changes to an on-scene, live feed where the shooter was captured by police.

While we are watching, the reporters continue to mull over information as they get it and fill in the gaps with their observations. Then one reporter said something priceless. He said, "It looks like people are starting to gather at the scene to try and see what's going on and that's the last thing we'd advise anyone to do. Let the police officers do their job and give them room to work."

Other than the fact that those gathering at the scene weren't watching the news so they couldn't benefit from this sage advice, the humorous part of this commentary was that as we are watching this panorama at an Arby's parking lot, you see a half-a-dozen people gathering way out at the far end of the yellow police tape, but all around the rest of the site you see these big TV news vans parking however and wherever they please; pulled in at all angles and diagnal clear out in the roadway, creating all sorts of traffic hazards and access problems in and out of the crime scene. But that wasn't the funny part.

All around the site you see these reporters with camera operators in tow running like packs of dogs with microphones in hand trying to get a story. Then as the condescending reporter back at the station is lecturing the public on giving the police room to work, you see several police coming out of Arby's with the prisoner cuffed, leading him to a police car. And all of the reporters at the site beeline directly to that spot at full sprint - kicking, pinching, and biting - and when they catch up with the police, they actual prevent them from getting to their vehicles to secure the prisoner as they are thrusting their microphones in their faces and badgering them with questions.

Now, who should back the freak off and let the officers do their job, I ask you? Nim whits is what they are. We live in a funny, selfish, self-righteous world folks. Be lee dat!