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(2,938 posts) Tue Jul 16, 2013, 03:05 AM Jul 2013

L.A. NBC Affiliate, LAPD Offer False Reports of '$15k of Damage' at Hollywood Hotel During Protest

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EXCLUSIVE: L.A. NBC Affiliate and LAPD Offer False Reports of '$15,000 of Damage' at Hollywood Hotel by Trayvon Martin Protesters on Sunday Night
Hotel confirms to The BRAD BLOG that no such damage occurred, even as NBC4 reporters, at times, seemed to be hoping for riots...

Despite reporting to the contrary from both Los Angeles' NBC affiliate and the Los Angeles Police Department, Trayvon Martin protesters in Hollywood on Sunday night neither "stormed" nor caused "about $15,000 worth of damage" at a local hotel.

For the most part, protests in the wake of the "not guilty" verdict for George Zimmerman in Florida, have been peaceful here in L.A., though, at times, it seems as if NBC's local affiliate, NBC4 hoped they might not be.

The BRAD BLOG has confirmed with a spokesman at the W Hotel in Hollywood that "no protestors ever entered" the facility, even as NBC4's NewsChopper4 reporter Megan Reyes told both the studio and viewers watching their live web stream of protests on Sunday night that protesters were "getting very rowdy" and had "broken glass" at the hotel. She cited no source for her reporting, and NBC4 did not respond to The BRAD BLOG's request last night via Twitter for detailed on Reyes' sourcing.

By Monday on NBC4, false reports of "broken glass" had turned into false reports of "$15,000 worth of damage" at the hotel, after reporter Tony Guinyard informed viewers that protesters "stormed" the hotel and, as as an LAPD Commander, on camera, confirmed that report.

All of that, however, was completely disputed by two W Hotel officials we contacted on Monday...

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L.A. NBC Affiliate, LAPD Offer False Reports of '$15k of Damage' at Hollywood Hotel During Protest (Original Post) BradBlog Jul 2013 OP

LA's local media are too busy fellating LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and his goon squad to HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #1

I thought they handled tonight's Crenshaw protest very well. tofuandbeer Jul 2013 #2

At Hollywood and Vine all they did was sit in the middle of the intersection. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #5

In the street? Wabbajack_ Jul 2013 #6

A classic "Who's street? Our street!" case of civil disobedience. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #7

are you kidding? Tunkamerica Jul 2013 #9

No Wabbajack_ Jul 2013 #13

Don't put up with it. Get down there and kick those progressive butts now! Bleeding hearts. Judi Lynn Jul 2013 #10

Wow, what's your problem? Wabbajack_ Jul 2013 #14

Protesting is fine tazkcmo Jul 2013 #16

They're not the only ones hoping for riots. DeSwiss Jul 2013 #3

I watched the live feed from their helicopter.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #4

"riot" coverage sponsored by ADT home security systems. nt TeamPooka Jul 2013 #8

Brad is wrong MurrayDelph Jul 2013 #11

K & R Scurrilous Jul 2013 #12

Kick for visibility n/t azurnoir Jul 2013 #15

HardTimes99

(2,049 posts)

1. LA's local media are too busy fellating LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and his goon squad to

Reply to BradBlog (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 03:21 AM

Jul 2013

bother sourcing their stories properly.

Tonight, I heard a very eloquent plea to Crenshaw's rampaging youth from Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas. He paid obligatory respect to the LAPD, sure, but he also summoned the great traditions of nonviolent activism to produce social change. Kudos to Ridley-Thomas.

tofuandbeer

(1,314 posts)

2. I thought they handled tonight's Crenshaw protest very well.

Reply to BradBlog (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 03:25 AM

Jul 2013

I was shocked that they let the protestors who took to the streets, do what they were doing.
Of course, I didn't see anything up close, it was all a helicopter's view.

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

5. At Hollywood and Vine all they did was sit in the middle of the intersection.

Reply to tofuandbeer (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 04:06 AM

Jul 2013

Wabbajack_

(1,300 posts)

6. In the street?

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 04:10 AM

Jul 2013

Screwing anyone who has to drive to work? Great.

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

7. A classic "Who's street? Our street!" case of civil disobedience.

Reply to Wabbajack_ (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 04:22 AM

Jul 2013

Tunkamerica

(4,444 posts)

9. are you kidding?

Reply to Wabbajack_ (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 05:34 AM

Jul 2013

'cause I feel like this is a joke gone stupid.

Wabbajack_

(1,300 posts)

13. No

Reply to Tunkamerica (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 01:15 PM

Jul 2013

it's there a plaza or park somewhere? Why block the public way?

Judi Lynn

(160,644 posts)

10. Don't put up with it. Get down there and kick those progressive butts now! Bleeding hearts.

Reply to Wabbajack_ (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 06:18 AM

Jul 2013

You can make the difference, stand up for your driving while white to work rights.

Wabbajack_

(1,300 posts)

14. Wow, what's your problem?

Reply to Judi Lynn (Reply #10)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 01:16 PM

Jul 2013

Why should a protest have to screw people who have places to go?

tazkcmo

(7,303 posts)

16. Protesting is fine

Reply to Wabbajack_ (Reply #14)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 03:05 PM

Jul 2013

as long as it's convenient, huh? I hear ya. What could be more important than your commute? Apparently not justice.

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)

3. They're not the only ones hoping for riots.

Reply to BradBlog (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 03:34 AM

Jul 2013

- And they're very likely pissed that so far it's not working. Probably see a few more irrational attacks to try and spur things along, I imagine.......

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Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

4. I watched the live feed from their helicopter....

Reply to BradBlog (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 04:01 AM

Jul 2013

Very faint in the background I heard someone talk about a fire and they sounded disappointed that it wasn't riot related.

TeamPooka

(24,262 posts)

8. "riot" coverage sponsored by ADT home security systems. nt

Reply to BradBlog (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 05:21 AM

Jul 2013

MurrayDelph

(5,301 posts)

11. Brad is wrong

Reply to BradBlog (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 11:28 AM

Jul 2013

KNBC is not a NBC affiliate; it's an O-and-O.

And as someone who spent the first 58 years of his life in Los Angeles, I'm not the least surprised the LAPD would "embellish" the story.

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)

12. K & R

Reply to BradBlog (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 11:37 AM

Jul 2013

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)

15. Kick for visibility n/t

Reply to BradBlog (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 03:05 PM

Jul 2013

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