Arresting and persecuting the press is a symbol of weakness. The press must be free to report upon this. The Huffington Posts Ryan J. Reilly and the Washington Posts Wesley Lowery were arrested Wednesday while covering the protests in Ferguson, Missouri surrounding the death of unarmed African American teenager Michael Brown, who was shot to death by a police officer last week. Reilly tweeted at around 8:00 P.M. EDT that SWAT officers invaded the McDonalds at which he was working, requesting his identification after he took a photo of them. Lowery was also working at the fast food restaurant. Soon after, Reilly tweeted that he and Lowery were released:
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 00:57:21 +0000
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