Blunt: Media Reporting Made Ferguson ‘Worse’ than it Would Have Been Otherwise

HEMMER Have the politicians ░░░░░░░░ this worse than it ░░░░░░░░ have been otherwise BLUNT ░░░░░░░░ think a lot of ░░░░░░░░ reporting made it worse ░░░░░░░░ it would otherwise I ░░░░░░░░ people HEMMER Sorry sir ░░░░░░░░ you suggesting the media ░░░░░░░░ Both the media and ░░░░░░░░ explaining things in ways ░░░░░░░░ just were not reality ░░░░░░░░ talking about armored vehicles ░░░░░░░░ if they were armed ░░░░░░░░ You know there is ░░░░░░░░ in the armored car ░░░░░░░░ goes to the bank ░░░░░░░░ a Sherman tank But ░░░░░░░░ a lot of this ░░░░░░░░ you would thought police ░░░░░░░░ out there with equipment ░░░░░░░░ was designed for some ░░░░░░░░ of a warfare when ░░░░░░░░ was only designed to ░░░░░░░░ the police and others ░░░░░░░░ some cases in Ferguson ░░░░░░░░ who were shot themselves ░░░░░░░░ these aren t the ░░░░░░░░ people shot in Ferguson ░░░░░░░░ They are the first ░░░░░░░░ that have been shot ░░░░░░░░ Ferguson during these protests ░░░░░░░░ shot during the protests ░░░░░░░░ police on occasion had ░░░░░░░░ take armored vehicles in ░░░░░░░░ the only way to ░░░░░░░░ the protesters who were ░░░░░░░░ out of the situation ░░░░░░░░ were in That was ░░░░░░░░ reported I think in ░░░░░░░░ way that it should ░░░░░░░░ been in a lot ░░░░░░░░ discussion about should they ░░░░░░░░ military equipment Almost any ░░░░░░░░ that they had came ░░░░░░░░ from the military but ░░░░░░░░ homeland security People would ░░░░░░░░ said Homeland security equipment ░░░░░░░░ that s fine But ░░░░░░░░ wasn t the discussion ░░░░░░░░ Come back to the ░░░░░░░░ about the politicians in ░░░░░░░░ media and I fully ░░░░░░░░ your opinion on all ░░░░░░░░ this That s why ░░░░░░░░ have you on today ░░░░░░░░ what the sheriff in ░░░░░░░░ is suggesting is that ░░░░░░░░ president and the attorney ░░░░░░░░ need to talk to ░░░░░░░░ people who are living ░░░░░░░░ these communities and remind ░░░░░░░░ to respect authority That ░░░░░░░░ one of his main ░░░░░░░░ last night What about ░░░░░░░░ BLUNT It was one ░░░░░░░░ his main points I ░░░░░░░░ yesterday the president and ░░░░░░░░ attorney general both were ░░░░░░░░ point in talking about ░░░░░░░░ unacceptable this activity was ░░░░░░░░ as the attorney general ░░░░░░░░ these people punks I ░░░░░░░░ both referred to these ░░░░░░░░ as ambushes not a ░░░░░░░░ that s a cowardly ░░░░░░░░ to approach anybody I ░░░░░░░░ they were right there ░░░░░░░░ I m not at ░░░░░░░░ sure HEMMER Sorry but ░░░░░░░░ was deeper than that ░░░░░░░░ It was about reminding ░░░░░░░░ in these communities long ░░░░░░░░ incidents with Michael Brown ░░░░░░░░ place that you need ░░░░░░░░ respect the authority and ░░░░░░░░ law and send the ░░░░░░░░ repeatedly so we can ░░░░░░░░ the next incident BLUNT ░░░░░░░░ don t disagree with ░░░░░░░░ I think the both ░░░░░░░░ and the attorney general ░░░░░░░░ have been more helpful ░░░░░░░░ Ferguson and around the ░░░░░░░░ as this division began ░░░░░░░░ develop about policing tactics ░░░░░░░░ is nothing wrong with ░░░░░░░░ looking at a force ░░░░░░░░ see if pattern and ░░░░░░░░ could be better In ░░░░░░░░ the St Louis County ░░░░░░░░ which one of the ░░░░░░░░ was in that 1 ░░░░░░░░ person force voluntarily has ░░░░░░░░ working with the Justice ░░░░░░░░ to be sure that ░░░░░░░░ of their practices are ░░░░░░░░ you d hope they ░░░░░░░░ be I think when ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department completes that ░░░░░░░░ will find that they ░░░░░░░░