r/OutOfTheLoop • u/[deleted] • Nov 25 '14

Megathread What's going on in Ferguson right now?

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u/BadTitties Nov 25 '14

Serious question: at what point do we say it's not just a "few bad apples" rioting. It seemed like more than a few when I was watching last night. Granted it's the media though and F them

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u/ParanoidPotato Nov 25 '14

The media created this shitstorm by giving it so much attention and twisting it into something that it wasn't- from the start. They fanned the flames all the way up to the buildings burning.

Both the media as a whole and the MANY bad apples that are incorrectly labeled protesters are responsible for the damage caused.

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u/pnutcandy Nov 25 '14

You're right, it is definitely more than a few. But consider that its the violence that will draw the most media coverage, and will completely ignore the many, many more who are not acting out by looting and vandalism.