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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAward winning KPCC/NPR journalist, Josie Huang assaulted and arrested by Sheriff's Sunday
https://laist.com/latest/post/20200913/80222d039da6e2435bed1e10df36e367457cd4af?fbclid=IwAR2dbQLnposRycERtm0AxymuuKSh2-X72-jl4GI63HVQPvEqE7R3aRPkd_kSheriffs officials allege that Huang, an award-winning journalist, obstructed justice. The department initially refused to provide details of what happened, but later, Deputy Juanita Navarro of the Sheriff's Information Bureau confirmed that deputies took Huang into custody on suspicion of obstruction of justice by "interfering with a lawful arrest." Huang said she was trying to document the arrest of a protester, an account in line with her video from the scene.
Navarro also said Huang "didn't have proper credentials," but she was clearly wearing press credentials around her neck. A tweet from the Sheriffs Department at 2:19 a.m. Sunday includes a false claim that Huang did not identify herself as a journalist. Huang told deputies at least five separate times that she was a reporter and KPCC staffer in less than a minute, according to the recording.
Video from ABC7 shows at least five deputies pinning Huang to the pavement, handcuffing her, and placing her in a patrol car. Huangs phone fell to the ground as she was being arrested, and deputies appear to have stepped on it multiple times as it continued to record.
Huang was taken to the womens jail at the Century Regional Detention Center. She was released at about 4 a.m. without bail, but was cited for an obstruction charge. A KPCC newsroom executive said Huang had visible bruises and scrapes, a sore shoulder and a blackened eye. LAist and KPCC called for an apology from the department. Undersheriff Tim Murakami said he would look into the incident.
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Award winning KPCC/NPR journalist, Josie Huang assaulted and arrested by Sheriff's Sunday (Original Post)
jorgevlorgan
Sep 2020
OP
But 3 police ACTING Police chiefs on FOX News are against "Anti Police" Protest !! WTF ?!
uponit7771
Sep 2020
#4
OMG! So white supremacy cops are arresting award winning journalists! Just awful!...
Illumination
Sep 2020
#10
no_hypocrisy
(46,119 posts)1. Where is the U.S. on the list for Amnesty International?
eShirl
(18,494 posts)2. Fascism isn't waiting for the election.
This is an apt comment and another wake up call to expose the massive nationwide fraternity of right wing police, highway patrol, homeland security, military and informal militia! My friend went to a gun show this week and the atmosphere there was toxic with hate.
Grokenstein
(5,725 posts)3. No worries, everybody! They're going to investigate themselves!!
(sarcasm, obviously)
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)4. But 3 police ACTING Police chiefs on FOX News are against "Anti Police" Protest !! WTF ?!
These guys have no accountability for their actions, NONE !!!
Duppers
(28,125 posts)6. OMG! Pics like this...
The obvious parallel makes me nervous. Time for another donation to the ACLU.
Another thought: wonder if there are *any* cops voting for Biden?
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)7. Better question: Are all cops Fascist?
Codeine
(25,586 posts)11. Simple answer;
Obviously.
ck4829
(35,077 posts)9. Messed up
Illumination
(2,458 posts)10. OMG! So white supremacy cops are arresting award winning journalists! Just awful!...
JI7
(89,251 posts)12. Her Twitter Page with Updates and videos
She is mostly getting support but comment section on youtube with clips of this are full of right wing trash
https://twitter.com/josie_huang?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
jorgevlorgan
(8,300 posts)13. Thank you
TexasBushwhacker
(20,196 posts)14. They'd better get their checkbook ready
If you're going to fuck with someone, don't fuck with a journalist