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Reporter Lara Logan attacked in Egypt

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  1. timthegem timthegem is offline

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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 1:03am)

    http://www.tvsquad.com/2011/02/15/la...1_lnk3%7C44304

    Fucking awful news.
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 1:07am) in reply to timthegem

    I am wondering about the viability of female reporters in a region that has oppressive rules / feelings / laws against women.

    I feel awful for her. Sigh.
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 1:10am) in reply to timthegem

    I wonder if it was the awesome freedom-loving egyptians or the p.o.s. oppresive egyptians

    hope she's ok
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 1:16am) in reply to norcaljeff

    Fucking savages. Jester brings up a good point though, the risks posed to females in certain areas are enough that maybe they just can't have female reporters there.
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 1:20am) in reply to Bonestein

    that's fucked up shit. i hope she recovers and didn't suffer any long term physical injuries/stds. i always assumed that they had bodyguards or big ass camera men.
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 1:34am) in reply to BulldogCafe

    I wonder if she was in fact raped. Sexual assault and rape aren't necessarily equivalent in all circumstances. Not that being attacked and even groped would be pleasant, but not nearly as damaging as rape would be.

    How the fuck did her security detail "get separated"? Wasn't she, as the chief correspondent, the one person they should have been watching?
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 1:36am) in reply to Basics

    also, I think it's pretty innapropriate to print that she was sexually assualted (whatever the extent) unless she allowed it.
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 1:36am) in reply to norcaljeff

    it is def fucked up, but those egyptians are nuts over there, she shoulda stayed close to the security.
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 1:38am) in reply to studogg76

    Why was she out of the kitchen?
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 1:41am) in reply to midmoguy

    I thought the same thing Jeff, seems weird to let that out publicly so quickly. When they said "prolonged sexual assault" or whatever it was, I tend to think it was likely rape. Just horrible.
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 1:43am) in reply to Bonestein

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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 1:43am) in reply to SmokeyCasinos

    They reported it because other people knew about it and it would have leaked. They wanted to control the message so they struck first. Its a media driven world now, can't sit on stories if you want to control the message.
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 1:57am) in reply to jesterwords

    Im pretty sure I watched a video of hers from Egypt last week. It got pretty tense and some people were very aggressive towards her and her crew after some guy made up some BS about what the crew was doing.
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 2:00am) in reply to Justman

    If she looked kind of like Mr. Bean, that was Christiane Amanpor. I saw that same video.

    This is Lara Logan.

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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 2:03am) in reply to timthegem

    lol no, it was a blonde chick. Ill try to find it.
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 11:10am) in reply to Justman

    Wondering when the cell phone video footage of the gangrape will show up on the internet...the news report said a mob of 200 egyptians overwhelmed her security
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 12:01pm) in reply to Bonestein

     
    Originally Posted by Bonestein View Post

    Fucking savages. Jester brings up a good point though, the risks posed to females in certain areas are enough that maybe they just can't have female reporters there.

    Absolutely this^. And lol @ anyone thinking her camera crew/security would be able to stop a mob of 200 guys.
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 12:30pm) in reply to The Spewtard

    didn't say all 200 guys were assaulting her...most likely a group of 6-10 inside of that mob were actually assaulting her with others watching. Im sure her security detail could have done quite a bit to have it broken up.
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 12:35pm) in reply to Justman

     
    Originally Posted by Justman View Post

    Im pretty sure I watched a video of hers from Egypt last week. It got pretty tense and some people were very aggressive towards her and her crew after some guy made up some BS about what the crew was doing.


    I think I know which one you're talking about. I believe that one, also a blonde, was a CNN reporter. CNN was showing her and their other female reporter there, Anderson Cooper, going through the crowd getting jostled.
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 1:24pm) in reply to Bonestein

     
    Originally Posted by Bonestein View Post

    Jester brings up a good point though, the risks posed to females in certain areas are enough that maybe they just can't have female reporters there.

    I don't think this is a very attractive solution. I don't think taking the rights away from females in our country is the best way to deal with the oppressive beliefs of some of the people in these countries. If this type of approach had been taken in the civil rights movement we wouldn't made near a much progress.
     
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 1:41pm) in reply to qjuice14

    ^^ It isn't taking their rights away.. it is just protecting them against another nation (can we say almost 3rd world) that doesn't have the same beliefs or laws we do. Adapt to the situation and if you can't tell the middle east hasn't historically treated women with respect.

    Not taking anything against women in our country but is playing the civil rights card really worth an incident like this?
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 1:41pm) in reply to XBassX

    I agree it isn't an ideal solution, I just don't know if there's a way to protect them adequately. You can't realistically have a security team of 50 to protect one reporter, and if part of the job is being placed in the middle of a large group of people that you can't be sure are going to not sexually assault the reporter, what are the options?
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 1:59pm) in reply to XBassX

     
    Originally Posted by XBassX View Post

    ^^ It isn't taking their rights away.. it is just protecting them against another nation (can we say almost 3rd world) that doesn't have the same beliefs or laws we do.

    It is taking their rights away if she volunteered to be there, and wants to be there. It would not be taking her rights away to say that news organizations can't force female reporters to go to these regions because of issues with safety.

    And Yes, having equal civil rights is worth an incident like this. Nobody wants this type of shit to happen, it is awful and disgusting. But taking away the rights of a group of people that are not doing anything wrong or infringing on anyone elses personal freedoms is not correct.
     
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 2:02pm) in reply to Bonestein

     
    Originally Posted by Bonestein View Post

    Fucking savages. Jester brings up a good point though, the risks posed to females in certain areas are enough that maybe they just can't have female reporters there.

    agree - fucken savages sums it up
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 2:44pm) in reply to qjuice14

     
    Originally Posted by qjuice14 View Post

    It is taking their rights away if she volunteered to be there, and wants to be there. It would not be taking her rights away to say that ....

    I see your point, but seems ignorant to put a female in a world that has no regard (so many more relevant words to use there) for women. Also, didn't say one bit that civil rights wasn't worth it.. I just thinking throwing that excuse is narrow thinking.

    If there was a village in the Amazon of 1k people that hadn't been discovered and their women ruled and had tendencies to be very aggressive to outsiders, especially males, then I think my best female reporter would be going. Not any of my males.
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 3:02pm) in reply to XBassX

    As a female, I actually agree with those who said that sending female reporters into situations like this is probably not wise. I don't think the feminist movement has done women any favors at all. I'd rather be treated like a lady and protected than treated just like a man. Men and women are different. One isn't better than the other, just not the same physically and emotionally. And that's ok.

    I feel really bad for her. How horrible. I don't understand why people have to act like animals.
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 3:13pm) in reply to ECUgirl

    is she the broad that did the Billy Walters story on 60 mins?
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 3:20pm) in reply to ECUgirl

     
    Originally Posted by ECUgirl View Post

    I don't think the feminist movement has done women any favors at all.

    lol, how ignorant can someone be?

    but we agree that no woman should be there reporting, that was just really bad/not thinking imo.
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 3:22pm) in reply to MilBestDrnkr

    completely retarded to even put female reporters into situations like that in the first place. news flash...the muslim world does not believe in equality of the sexes or any of that stuff and they act accordingly.

    savages is a pretty gentle term to describe these people.
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    Feb 16th, 2011 (2/16/2011 3:25pm) in reply to ECUgirl

     
    Originally Posted by ECUgirl View Post

    As a female, I actually agree with those who said that sending female reporters into situations like this is probably not wise. I don't think the feminist movement has done women any favors at all. I'd rather be treated like a lady and protected than treated just like a man. Men and women are different. One isn't better than the other, just not the same physically and emotionally. And that's ok.
    I feel really bad for her. How horrible. I don't understand why people have to act like animals.

    Well said. So disturbing, makes me sick.
     
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