Posted on 08/17/2006 7:00:06 PM PDT by blam
TV reporters 'helped protester burn himself to death'
By Rahul Bedi in New Delhi
(Filed: 18/08/2006)
Indian police are investigating a group of television journalists for allegedly helping a man to burn himself to death and filming his agony for broadcast.
Pictures of Manoj Mishra writhing in pain with his back on fire were shown in Bihar state on Tuesday. Mr Mishra later died in hospital from severe burns in the town of Gaya. "We have seized footage clearly showing a group of journalists handing over matches and some inflammable substance, which we later verified to be diesel, to the victim," said PK Sinha, the local police chief. He said five or six journalists would be arrested for "abetment to suicide", which carries a jail term of up to 10 years.
Officials said the victim, a delivery man for a dairy firm, was protesting because his wages had not been paid. His employers deny the claim.
Journalists from the local television channel deny involvement in the death.
"Journalists" - tied for the title of 'Second Lowest Form of Life on Earth'
Just when you think some Journalists couln't sink any lower
they go and prove you wrong
Killing yourself isn't a good way to get your back wages...
Only fair if someone returns the favor.
No fauxtography here I guess. It was all real. I wonder whether they were stringers for any networks we would recognize in the US.
This is not "news", rather it's typical of journalists.
Well, I coulda been an actor, but I wound up here
I just have to look good, I dont have to be clear
Come and whisper in my ear
Give us dirty laundry
Kick em when theyre up
Kick em when theyre down
Kick em when theyre up
Kick em when theyre down
Kick em when theyre up
Kick em when theyre down
Kick em when theyre up
Kick em all around
We got the bubble-headed-bleach-blonde who
Comes on at five
She can tell you bout the plane crash with a gleam
In her eye
Its interesting when people die-
Give us dirty laundry
Can we film the operation?
Is the head dead yet?
You know, the boys in the newsroom got a
Running bet
Get the widow on the set!
We need dirty laundry
You dont really need to find out whats going on
You dont really want to know just how far its gone
Just leave well enough alone
Eat your dirty laundry
Kick em when theyre up
Kick em when theyre down
Kick em when theyre up
Kick em when theyre down
Kick em when theyre up
Kick em when theyre down
Kick em when theyre stiff
Kick em all around
Dirty little secrets
Dirty little lies
We got our dirty little fingers in everybodys pie
We love to cut you down to size
We love dirty laundry
We can do the innuendo
We can dance and sing
When its said and done we havent told you a thing
We all know that crap is king
Give us dirty laundry!
Not to mention it sets a bad precedent. Next guy who goes down to HR to complain about his paycheck, he'll be told to stand outside while they phone the TV crew.
Charred but accurate.
What's the first?
Bush's fault.
Been done before. See 1963, Buddhist monks, Vietnam, lefty western photographers.
How about the lemmings? Didn't the original source for the "lemmings commit suicide" bit come from "reporters" who made them rush over the cliff?
I hate using snopes as a source, but as this is apolitical and thus less likely poisoned by snopes: http://www.snopes.com/disney/films/lemmings.htm
Yes, I believe Peter Arnett got his start with lemmings!
"diesel"???
If I'm gonna hand someone a liquid to immolate themselves, diesel isn't my first choice. It's a Class II flammable liquid, unlike gasolene which is Class I. If you're gonna go, might as well go Class I?
From Wikipedia: Diesel fuel is in one of the less heavily regulated flammability categories....
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