Ted Cruz Defends Reporters Arrested In Ferguson
Source: TPM
By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published AUGUST 14, 2014, 10:22 AM EDT
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Thursday defended reporters arrested while covering the protests in Ferguson, Mo.
"Reporters should never be detained -- a free press is too important -- simply for doing their jobs," he said in a statement on Facebook. Cruz also called for an end of violence in Ferguson.
"Together, we should all mourn the loss of life in Ferguson, Missouri and work to keep our communities safe and free. Police officers risk their lives every day to keep us safe, and any time a young man loses his life in a confrontation with law enforcement, it is tragic," he said.
"Civil liberties must be protected, but violence is not the answer. Once the unrest is brought to an end, we should examine carefully what happened to ensure that justice is served," Cruz concluded.
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L0oniX
(31,493 posts)lark
(23,059 posts)rurallib
(62,373 posts)sounds mostly sane, so I expect the Tea Party will raise hell with him.
gordianot
(15,232 posts)As a canary in the cage the canary is not just dead but smoldering, they must be ice skating in hell. What could happen next Fox News is appalled, Louie Gohmert says something rational?
Delphinus
(11,824 posts)Great points.
BeyondGeography
(39,341 posts)Sane statements will cost him with his base tho.
sendero
(28,552 posts)..... but you're still talking
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Tikki
(14,549 posts)forgotten by the cons. He is playing the odds on this one.
Tikki
bullwinkle428
(20,628 posts)Enrique
(27,461 posts)of a sane person.
The question is, why does he suddenly care about not sounding crazy? He never did before.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)attention whore he is.
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)believes he is someone he isn't. He thinks he is relevant.
Orsino
(37,428 posts)A trial balloon, anyway.
savalez
(3,517 posts)It really can read both ways:
"Ted Cruz Defends Reporters Arrested In Ferguson"