Starvin Larry

As people in Baltimore organize to defend their community against police brutality, there are many different stories coming out both through both the mainstream and social media describing what happened during this week’s Freddie Gray protests.

There is now a heated debate surrounding various videos and photos that allege acts of violence, theft, and vandalism. However, it has now been confirmed that mainstream media sources have been posting pictures and creating their own stories to go along with them. In some cases, witnesses or people who were actually seen in these pictures have come forward to dispute the stories that have been ascribed to these images.

One aspect of the violence this weekend that has not been covered by the mainstream media is the fact that drunk sports fans were actually instigating fights with the protesters. This is not surprising, given the notorious history of violence for which sports fans across the country are well-known.

Just a few weeks ago, Kentucky fans set fires and brawled in the streets while rioting after a Final Four game. Then there was the time a man named Matt Fortese ended up in the hospital in critical condition after being brutally assaulted by fans at an Orioles game. Or how about that Broncos game when at least three people were stabbed in the parking lot outside of the stadium? Ring any bells? And who could forget about Jonathan Denver, 24 years old, who was stabbed to death during a fight after a Dodgers game.

The media, apparently.

Many of the photos that were taken of protesters interacting with drunk sports fans were misconstrued by the mainstream media to portray only the protesters as violent, and the sports fans completely innocent.

In one such photo, a group of allegedly drunk women from a nearby bar were lunging at a protester, and two other women were pulling her back.

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When the photo was made public, it was reported that the young man had stolen the woman’s bag and that the two other women were attempting to rush her to safety. However, hours after it went viral, one of the women in the photo came forward to dispute the story that had been subscribed to this image and share her side of the story.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/witnesses-photos-baltimore-protests-dispute-mainstream-medias-version-events/#bJIiegSWRekwPdIZ.99