Police in Denver arrested an ABC News producer today as he and a camera crew were attempting to take pictures on a public sidewalk of Democratic senators and VIP donors leaving a private meeting at the Brown Palace Hotel.
Police on the scene refused to tell ABC lawyers the charges against the producer, Asa Eslocker, who works with the ABC News investigative unit.
But wait, it gets better (by which I mean worse):
During the arrest, one of the officers can be heard saying to Eslocker, "You're lucky I didn't knock the f..k out of you."
Of course this sort of thing happens all the time. However, police are usually smart enough not to mess with organizations as big a ABC. Especially when the cameras are rolling. I hope ABC doesn't just let this go.
Second, check out this excellent video report about an anti-drug police operation gone terribly wrong.
Again, this sort of thing happens all the time. But the police usually have the good sense not to get pretty, college-educated white girls killed. I'd be really impressed with ABC if they'd start reporting on how much this sort of things goes on in America's inner cities.
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