DEBUNKED: Yes, he was a CNN reporter.

[demmiblue]

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[demmiblue]

1. For reference:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213507280

[Mike 03]

2. Uh Oh...

I'll go over that other post and let them know.

[lame54]

3. Fuck you Matt Dornic...

Of course they owed this guy an answer to his question

It is his neighborhood and they looked suspicious during a chaotic time

Isn't it your job to stick a mic into stranger's faces and demand answers?

This could have been avoided if they levelled with him

[demmiblue]

7. On the flip side, a whole mess of random white dudes are wreaking incredible violence...

all over the place, so why the fuck would you want to trust him... some random white dude. During a chaotic time.

[lame54]

10. Them taking a few seconds to...

Prove who they were would have avoided all of this

They had to have known they looked suspicious in his neighborhood

Their whole livelihood is about asking questions and pushing for answers

They can take the time to answer a question instead of suspiciously rolling up the window

[demmiblue]

11. Or, he could have taken due diligence before posting viral bullshit on the internet.

In such heated times.

And he replied, when asked who he was with, he said: "myself". So, he wasn't exactly a pillar of transparency (Editor, @TheGrayzoneNews, Co-host of Moderate Rebels.)

Also, I have no idea if this is his neighborhood or not.

[lame54]

12. I agree with that...

Instant uploads often cause misinformation

But they should have answered his questions

Like cops who enforce the law but don't think they don't need to follow the same laws

Reporters who ask questions of strangers should be willing answer questions - especially if it's going to clarify a situation

How often has CNN had Breaking News to beat their competitors but gotten it all wrong in their haste?

[demmiblue]

14. I just don't see the similarities between cops and journalists. At all... lol! n/t

[FreeState]

13. He isn't from that neighborhood he's from DC. N/T

[Mike 03]

4. Max is trying to apologize profusely on Twitter

it's not going real well. He's slowly getting there. But I've seen better apologies.

[matt819]

5. Huh?

Then why did they respond as they did? Why didn’t they just say they were reporters. The first guy did, but only after he denied it and it sounded weird to me. And the two guys in the sub did look and sound like cops. If they were cnn, then they deliberately set the video guy up.

[Mike 03]

6. I don't see it like that.

We've got a president calling CNN the enemy of the people, and the night before a CNN crew was arrested for doing their jobs; I don't really blame them for being reluctant to talk to this person in an environment this supercharged and overheated. By this time they may also have known that there were out of state provocateurs fueling the rioting and attacking CNN headquarters in Atlanta. Bad juju all around for CNN reporters.

Just my opinion.

[matt819]

8. Good point

But they seemed suspicious to me.

[lame54]

15. No it's not...

It's a terrible point

Their strange behavior and un-willingness to clarify caused this mess

[demmiblue]

16. No, the person who posted bullshit caused this mess. n/t

[demmiblue]

9. +1