NINETEEN injured, FIVE CRITICAL. Media: Why aren't you profiling them??

[lostnfound]

I want to hear THEIR stories. Why were they out there? How are they recovering?

Do they have medical costs that aren't covered?
Do they have children wondering when their parent will be home? Or parents proud of their beliefs?
Will they recover fully? Are any of them fighting for their lives?

Why aren't you interviewing their family members, or giving those that are well enough to talk the chance to do so? Give us their voices. They deserve to be heard.

PROFILE THEM. DESCRIBE who they are and WHY THEY CARED ENOUGH to be out there?

Are they not interesting enough, to be appealing stories? That's part of the problem.

Besides which, I'd like to hear how they are doing.

[MineralMan]

1. In many cases, their names are not yet known.

People who are injured and taken to the hospital have privacy rights. The media cannot insist on knowing their names.

As those names are revealed by the injured people, themselves, we will learn more.

[lostnfound]

4. True but the media can ask the witnesses or solicit stories. They do after other terrorist events.

i haven't seen a single profile. And friends and family of Heather Heyer haven't been on national TV. A good reporter would be trying to reach people who knew her for their comments. Some are grieving too much to speak, but many others welcome the chance to give a kind of tribute to the victim, to let her be known for her good qualities.

[malaise]

2. Excellent post

Get thee to the greatest page

[lostnfound]

13. Thanks.

[obamanut2012]

3. I don't want them to be profiled, and neither do some of their families

One victim is a friend's niece, and they have asked to ahve her name withheld as long as possible, and not just because of privacy: they are afraid of death threats and doxxing and harassment from the alt right.

Her niece has some bad broken bones and a concussion, and I'll leave it at that.

[lostnfound]

5. That in itself is telling. And a profile doesn't have to even give their name or enough to identif.

I hope she recovers quickly and fully. And that she has great medical insurance.

[moriah]

10. +1000

[dalton99a]

6. +1

[moriah]

9. What she means is, it'd be nice, IF...

.... a family is willing to speak, for the media to actually show that not all liberals who go to a protest are "Antifa" types.

Which is a prominent right-wing meme, that anyone who would go to a protest is a face-puncher just waiting for provocation -- not human beings.

If the families want to stay anonymous for their own protection, I respect that.

[obamanut2012]

14. I misunderstood a bit, mea culpa -- am raw from this

Like everyone else.

[lunasun]

7. So vile facist can attack them and thier family? These are sick violent people

[lostnfound]

11. The fact that such fear exists is both understandable and telling.

We need their stories, not their names or faces or identities.

We need a reporter who can profile them without exposing them. I hope someone is doing it.

[hatrack]

8. Much more important to hear McMaster's repetitive non-responsive yakking . . .

Again, and again, and again, and again . . .

[Bladewire]

12. The injured need to be honored this week by all media, all day, everyday

True patriots. Thank you for taking a stand against hate

[Duppers]

15. I was thinking the same thing!

I hope they are all recovering...and have lawyers or a class action suit(s) against these groups of racists criminals.

[lostnfound]

16. Thank you, Laurence O'Donnell. Nice job. Nt