ABC News Report Pretends Occupiers Have Sexual Assault Problem Under Control

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The video report above dishonestly makes it sound as though the sexual assault problem is all solved and that it was those awesome Occupiers who did the solving. The overall tone of the report is also surprisingly cold and matter-of-fact when you consider that what we’re talking about is innocent women being sexually assaulted. Contrast the video report to the written report below. Talk about a disconnect.

ABC News.com:

Alleged sexual assaults at Occupy Wall Street camps have raised concerns about security in a handful of cities, including reports of rape and groping in tents at New York’s Zuccotti Park and a sex offender in Dallas having sex with an underage runaway.

“These protests have a history of welcoming everyone and just assuming they’re on your side,” said David Meyer, a professor of sociology at the University of California at Irvine, who studies protest movements.

The recent reports of assaults have created a problem the “Occupy” movement is being challenged to address head-on.

“We always encourage victims to go through the proper channels and contact police,” said Brendan Burke, 41, who helps run the security team in Zuccotti Park.

But that’s not always the case. Burke admitted there have been times when members of the community have taken it upon themselves to chase off men who exposed themselves in the park.

“If there is a consensus that someone is bothering another person, the community will take care of it,” he said. “Still, we always notify victims to contact police.”

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg — addressing the allegations of sexual assault today — said the reported practice of chasing perpetrators, rather than reporting them to police, is “despicable.” If the reports are true, he said, the protesters have made the city less safe.

Yesterday, on one of the broadcast networks, I saw something about how a new study “proves” that yet another enjoyable food only an obnoxious vegan could hate causes cancer. There was more of an alarmist tone over that nonsense than what we’re seeing with respect to… this.

The problem, of course, is that the MSM is already too invested in this movement to report accurately that it’s now turned violent towards all things property and women. The media helped foster and create the Occupiers, and now the MSM’s Dr. Frankensteins just can’t bring themselves to face the fact that their creation’s devolved into Lord of the Flies.