Well,well, well. WAPT decided to cover the video posted on this website yesterday. Compare the coverage by WAPT to what was posted yesterday (Earlier post). This site made the entire available to you for your review. The court files, including the attorney's letter were posted. WAPT completely slanted the story instead of trusting you to make your own judgment. These are just innocent boys trying to send a message, you understand. Just a meanin' no harm. They weren't trying to get anyone in trouble of course (Nice to see they actually wore clothes in the interview.). No mention was made on the small children in the video.
The reporter shows her ignorance of firearms when she calls handguns automatic weapons (and if there were automatic weapons, I'm sure the ATF or some of Eric Holder's gun buyers might be interested.). She does not ask to see the guns but does let the punks offer an apology (I wonder if she thought "I hope they like me"?). She does not verify the lawyers claims about the deputy's presence with the Madison County Sheriff's Office. She does not get the reaction of any local black leaders of Canton such as -you know- the Mayor, the Police Chief, the Blackmons, Paul Griffin. However, she does make the apartment complex manager look like the bad guy for refusing to talk to her and painting the deputies in a bad light. . Almost seems as if they were interested in pushing just one side of the story. But since News Director Bruce Marshal and Tammy Estwick are journalists, that could not be true, could it?
Here are some comments from the WAPT website. Enjoy.
"Oct. 13, 2011 10:27am CST firenzaanderson
This is just food for thought... There is crime everywhere and I agree that this video does promote it; however, I applaud their talents, determination, and tenacity. In actuality, they spoke better than most athletes that have been interviewed on the news. #justanobservation#"
Um, yeah, just like the burglar who went up 8 flights of stairs to Curt Crowleys office. I applaud his determination but still think he's a scumbag.
"Oct. 13, 2011 10:24am CST firenzaanderson
These young men were escorted by the police to their video shoot; if they were breaking any laws, it would've been addressed. The wrong image was portrayed, yes. That's why these young men have a song about perception & being positive role models for students while achieveing in school. If they were such thugs, they would've not apologized... How many thugs and criminals have been on the news apologizing for past crimes? Most definitely not the Byram man charged with murder last night!"
Um, no. I spoke to Toby "Culpepper" Trowbridge about this a few weeks ago. Deputies did not supervise anything nor did they escort anyone.
"firenzaanderson Oct. 13, 2011 10:21am CST
I am taken aback by the ignorant comments of negative people who have biased opinions about youths. These young men are expressing themselves, the same way young teens express themselves in Rankin Co. through drinking & then plotting to kill a Black man just for fun. Which one was worse?"
Oh yes, have to throw in the Rankin County race card.
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I wonder what the new Sheriff is going to do about this...Oh wait..I know tell WAPT to shut off their cameras.
This what you get Canton for electing a pill popping mayor on prozac.
They know about it over there and trust me, are not happy about it.
WAPT will always be a bush league UHF station.
so they used tax dollars , to have the sheriffs on duty for this. hmmmm and they sing about drugs and guns,, yep great roll modles for those kids. no wonder their new names will be numbers,,,, thats prison numbesr fyi. poor kids dont have a chance
The damn Sheriffs were not "on duty" for any of this.
Young men just expressing themselves...
Frankly, that's what's so scary. The young songwriters in my day wrote about plenty of stuff the older generation didn't like, but if this how they really feel then there's a whole generation of blacks who are in trouble. I'm not for censorship in music, but there's something wrong in the marketplace if these kids make a cent off this slop. Bill Billingsley
If I had to go to Canton High, I'd be pretty pissed, too.
NO DOUBT KaziKazi finds this legit.
dreak [Profile] Member Oct. 13, 2011 3:26pm CST
@blue241999 maybe they need to kill more of yo kind to shut yu up.
YO. DREAK. How dey gonna do dat wit prop gunz?
Kaze goin' LARGE 4 Big Daddy Kane. Sumtin' up.
@Kamikaze601 4:08 PM Oct 13th
...Anybody? Anybody remember 85-86 in the city?
I dont beleive the county was there watching them film this video lets be realist here.
" Kaze goin' LARGE 4 Big Daddy Kane. Sumtin' up.
@Kamikaze601 4:08 PM Oct 13th
...Anybody? Anybody remember 85-86 in the city?
October 13, 2011 4:44 PM"
Can someone please translate this post ?
Since this location is in the city limits of Canton, I believe this was the responsibility of the Canton Police Department not the Madison County Sheriff's Department. However, if you have seen and heard the Canton Police Chief, you can guess what happened with that! She is totally useless along with the mayor
Kane Ditto, 1985? I think he's drawing a verbal map to some gold coins maybe.
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