USA Today newspaper has published 29 photos from the Capitol building takeover and asked readers to ID Trump supporters shown in them, leaving a few people puzzled and getting a sharp response from many others.
(Article republished from RT.com)
The paper said knowing the identities of those who stormed the US legislature on Wednesday will help them “report this important story.”
https://twitter.com/USATODAY/status/1347292174401089536
Considering the amount of anger that the Capitol invasion provoked, it’s no surprise that USA Today’s call was answered by many people. Some readily provided names and other details about the rioters, while others pointed to people they suspected of being involved.
https://twitter.com/DennyLoggins/status/1347346147539607552
https://twitter.com/LeiaRx/status/1347296043977871362
https://twitter.com/AdrianB43126189/status/1347295710274854915
Quite a few of the tips were just links to reports by other major media outlets, while some replies seemed to gloat about the repercussions that the Trump supporters will now presumably face.
https://twitter.com/SilverSlicerWA/status/1347294796683988996
Others came up with suggestions how one could identify the suspects – that is if they had privileged access to protected information like hotel reservations.
https://twitter.com/positivepts/status/1347313125788291073
https://twitter.com/StopTouristAbus/status/1347293089124261891
A handful of commenters seemed really troubled by USA Today’s inquiry. “Since when do journalists conduct police work?” one wondered. Another said it showed the “merger between press and state” in the US.
https://twitter.com/carolkaplanPR/status/1347340286591180801
https://twitter.com/Cernovich/status/1347315479132532738
Plenty questioned why the newspaper was so eager to learn the identities of the people who broke into the Capitol building, as they point out, it’s hardly the only property damaged during mass protests lately.
https://twitter.com/RandallRobinso2/status/1347354653630066695
Did they find the people responsible for the fires in DC in June? Just curious. pic.twitter.com/nuxIhLtVaY
— David Black (@David__Black) January 8, 2021
https://twitter.com/Carfan7199/status/1347385910690783232
And some tips will probably not help any investigation, since they focused on individuals that are long dead and only appeared in images picked by USA Today courtesy of their historic significance.
https://twitter.com/LibertarianBlue/status/1347322179944402944
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