I am fully and completely in agreement with Tim Pool on this.
Tim is NOT BLAMING ANDY FOR BEING BEATEN.
Here are the facts as we knew them on 18 May: a) Antifa knows what Andy looks like. b) Antifa has chased down and beaten Asian men who look like Andy c) Antifa has been very vocal on Twitter stating that if they catch Andy again they will beat him to death.
With these facts in mind, what does this tell us? Andy is no longer capable of infiltrating Antifa and accomplishing any sort of journalistic endeavor. Andy was taking extreme risks upon himself by even trying.
What Andy did was stupid. It shows lack of risk assessment. Tim's example of a female western reporter trying to report from an area where a muslim uprising is happening is exactly on point. In that area, with those people, sending a white female reporter in to cover that story was basically tantamount to sending her off to be gang raped with full knowledge that it would probably happen.
Self defense trainers have to have conversations with women trainees that involve clothing. Why? Because parading around in a little black dress can get you attacked, depending on context.. Should it happen? No. Can it happen? YES Does it suck that women have to think about what they are wearing? Yes. In the context of self defense, does this larger discussion about clothing inviting attacks matter.NO Real Life over rides theory, always.
Andy needs to stay away from Antifa, and no longer can do on the street reporting near them. This is reality, and Andy needs to understand this.
Is it Andy's fault he got attacked? No. Is it his fault that he was within reach to be attacked? YES.
What Andy did was stupid. It shows lack of risk assessment.
How do you suggest journalists investigate criminal enterprises that use violence against their enemies? Should cartels and mobs just not be investigated because they're willing to use violence? What does that say about the usefulness of violence as a means of stifling criticism?
This is why news agencies have staff. He needs to hire "a guy" to infiltrate them or otherwise get up-close footage during riots if he wants to do that kind of reporting now.
OK, this is gonna ruffle a few feathers.
I am fully and completely in agreement with Tim Pool on this.
Tim is NOT BLAMING ANDY FOR BEING BEATEN.
Here are the facts as we knew them on 18 May: a) Antifa knows what Andy looks like. b) Antifa has chased down and beaten Asian men who look like Andy c) Antifa has been very vocal on Twitter stating that if they catch Andy again they will beat him to death.
With these facts in mind, what does this tell us? Andy is no longer capable of infiltrating Antifa and accomplishing any sort of journalistic endeavor. Andy was taking extreme risks upon himself by even trying.
What Andy did was stupid. It shows lack of risk assessment. Tim's example of a female western reporter trying to report from an area where a muslim uprising is happening is exactly on point. In that area, with those people, sending a white female reporter in to cover that story was basically tantamount to sending her off to be gang raped with full knowledge that it would probably happen.
Self defense trainers have to have conversations with women trainees that involve clothing. Why? Because parading around in a little black dress can get you attacked, depending on context.. Should it happen? No. Can it happen? YES Does it suck that women have to think about what they are wearing? Yes. In the context of self defense, does this larger discussion about clothing inviting attacks matter. NO Real Life over rides theory, always.
Andy needs to stay away from Antifa, and no longer can do on the street reporting near them. This is reality, and Andy needs to understand this.
Is it Andy's fault he got attacked? No. Is it his fault that he was within reach to be attacked? YES.
How do you suggest journalists investigate criminal enterprises that use violence against their enemies? Should cartels and mobs just not be investigated because they're willing to use violence? What does that say about the usefulness of violence as a means of stifling criticism?
This is why news agencies have staff. He needs to hire "a guy" to infiltrate them or otherwise get up-close footage during riots if he wants to do that kind of reporting now.