Seattle Media Protecting Criminals—Rioters Commit Arson, Steal Guns While Cameras Rolled
Posted by Bruce Hausknecht | Aug 13, 2020 | Culture
Seattle experienced violent street rioting on May 30 during which arsonists and looters destroyed and defaced buildings and cars, including several police vehicles that were torched and from which a number of officers’ weapons were stolen. The police identified several suspects and arrested them and recovered some, but not all, of the stolen weapons. When the investigation stalled, the city issued subpoenas to five local news outlets for any unaired video or unpublished photos taken by reporters capturing the event while it was happening.
Remarkably, the media outlets, KING 5, KOMO, KIRO, KCPQ, and The Seattle Times all refused to cooperate, citing a state statute known as the Shield Law, which requires the city to reasonably exhaust other options for obtaining the needed information. A judge ruled that the city met the requirements under that law to obtain the video and photos they sought. The outlets have now appealed that decision to the state’s Supreme Court.
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/seattle-media-protecting-criminals-rioters-commit-arson-steal-guns-while-cameras-rolled/
