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| Andy Ngo Refuses to Honor Rioters' Request For Confidentiality |
| 2020-09-17 |
| Wherein Pravda-On-The-Willamette discusses various whining about Andy Ngo having the gall to report pubic information to the public. [WWeek] On Aug. 7, black activist Ragina Gray was tackled by Portland police at a protest and charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and interfering with an officer. Editorial note: "B" ("Black") was capitalized in the original. Lowercase "b" is used here to reflect the fact that this post is in English. Press 1 for alternative languages. That same day, conservative Portland activist Andy Ngo shared Gray's name and mug shot on Twitter. "Gray, 30, is charged with interfering with an officer, resisting arrest and more," Ngo wrote on Twitter. "She was arrested at the violent antifa protest in Portland and quickly bailed out. Gray is frequently photographed with kids at protests and rants about white terrorism." The photo was retweeted by 475 people. There's room for compromise here. Ngo should just post the name and mugshot, together with the statement "This person has information that may lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton." Twelve nights later, on Aug. 19, a man showed up on the doorstep of Gray's mother's eastside home. "He was sweaty and nervous looking, and he asked for Ragina by name," says Lucinda Fisher, Gray's mom. "He mentioned [Gray's] son, and I noticed he had a gun in his hand." Fisher slammed the door and called the police. That by itself is richly ironic. The guy with the gun was mostly peaceful. Ngo contends he is taking on violent criminals that other journalists are afraid to confront. "If you feel that transparency and public right to know should be outweighed by arrestee rights to privacy, this is a complaint for the Legislature, not for journalists reporting in compliance with state and federal law," he said. "A better question would be, 'Why do some journalists feel compelled to hide the identities of suspected criminals from the public?' Another would be, 'Whose interests does the suppression of criminal arrest data serve?" China's. Next question. Besides, as Andy Ngo has pointed out, Portland council-critter Hardesty says that white supremacists are causing all the trouble, so it's important to get the names of the white supremacists out there.
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| Posted by:Matt |
| #17 Dude is a stud. No wonder they have a hit on him. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-09-17 22:24 |
| #16 Hell yeah. And maybe an honorary doctorate? |
| Posted by: Shemble the Limpid2166 2020-09-17 22:20 |
| #15 #4 Andy Ngo deserves the Medal of Freedom. #13 Seconded! Thirded! |
| Posted by: jpal 2020-09-17 21:59 |
| #14 From the Post Milennial - breaking news: first political assassination of the campaign... A staffer for Rep. Ilhan Omar's opponent was stalked, shot and killed in Minneapolis |
| Posted by: Dopey Panda7083 2020-09-17 16:19 |
| #13 Andy Ngo deserves the Medal of Freedom. Seconded! How much longer before Twitter censors Andy Ngo? I'm surprised it didn't happen months ago. |
| Posted by: Raj 2020-09-17 15:52 |
| #12 The Post Millennial Andy Ngo — Editor at large Mic drop. And a reminder that testosterone and big brass ones are not the exclusive territory of the heterosexual male. Also check out Rantburg’s own ryuge on Twitter, spreading the good word. It was something he got into while his father was in ill health. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2020-09-17 15:32 |
| #11 Recommend visiting The Post Millennial. Best Antifa/BLM/insurrection coverage on the net. |
| Posted by: Thong Bumble1096 2020-09-17 15:13 |
| #10 He better learn how to set up his own website. The Post Millennial Andy Ngo — Editor at large Andy is an Oregon-based journalist best known for covering antifa and street protests in Portland. He can be followed on Twitter at @MrAndyNgo |
| Posted by: Thong Bumble1096 2020-09-17 15:08 |
| #9 Beautifully assembled and in-lined, Matt. I can only imagine the notes you oh-so-soberly make on your yellow legal pads. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2020-09-17 14:57 |
| #8 @ #5 - Yeah, no kiddin'! Surprised he's lasted this long when you think about it. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-09-17 11:24 |
| #7 #3 Half surprised the authorities didn't already stop publishing names of the scum bags arrestees. Maybe these complaints are the signal for the authorities to do so. |
| Posted by: charger 2020-09-17 11:06 |
| #6 He better learn how to set up his own website. Maybe some Rantburg types could offer him a little help. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2020-09-17 10:41 |
| #5 How much longer before Twitter censors Andy Ngo? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2020-09-17 10:40 |
| #4 Andy Ngo deserves the Medal of Freedom. A brave man and an actual journalist, both extremely rare attributes in our country today |
| Posted by: Slomotle Flolulet2698 2020-09-17 08:53 |
| #3 Half surprised the authorities didn't already stop publishing names of the |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-09-17 08:12 |
| #2 I kinda doubt that anybody was there with a gun. Looking for sympathy and/or to get law enforcement to stop publishing names of arrestees. |
| Posted by: gorb 2020-09-17 04:40 |
| #1 Waaaahhh!ntiFa |
| Posted by: charger 2020-09-17 00:23 |