The CNN videographer who has peanuts thrown at her

[MADem]

1. Is it "just her word?" There's NO video, in a hall that large, with so many cameras?

Security took two people away. Someone has to know who they are--but if the victim doesn't want to prosecute, it's problematic:

The two white people were immediately removed from the Tampa, Fla., convention arena by security officials on Tuesday, and their identities weren’t revealed. The camerawoman, Patricia Carroll, wasn’t able to tell definitively where they were from....


She said racism is a global issue and the incident could have happened on a street corner or at the Democratic convention...GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s campaign said Thursday that it has apologized to CNN for what happened....


CNN said Carroll was not interested in addressing the issue any further. She told Prince that she was hoping the story would go away.

‘‘I can’t change these people’s hearts and minds,’’ she said. ‘‘No, it doesn’t feel good. But I know who I am. I'm a proud black woman. A lot of black people are upset. This should be a wake-up call to black people. ... People were living in euphoria for a while. People think we've gone further than we have.’’

http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/2012/08/30/peanuts-thrown-black-camerawoman-gop-meeting/FkyZh6ISn8BiWfHSL3Q8pL/story.html
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