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Additional reporting from Bring Me The News. They have removed the following text from their coverage:
Federal agents briefly detained our reporter at the scene, who says he was tackled to the ground and had a gun put in his face.
I watched the video and yes it traumatized me. If you have personal trauma with situations that include police brutality and/or gun violence the video might retraumatize you. That having said, it’s a reality. We cannot deny this is happening and you better face the ugly reality we live in. However: this wasn’t the first incident and it won’t be the last. Do yourself and your sensible soul a favor and don’t watch all of this. A completely numbed down or traumatized countermovement doesn’t serve anybody.
There are more than 2 options. You don’t have to either a) “watch the video(s)” or b) “hide from reality”. There are also options like “don’t watch the video but accept that the millions / billions of people who have watched it have described it accurately.”