During a panel discussion on Friday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer asked of the Occupy Wall Street protests: "What's the civics lesson in this for our kids as they're watching this on TV?" News anchor Natalie Morales argued: "...there's a huge civics lesson....the idea of having that civil discourse is important to teach our kids and it's something in history we've seen."
Meanwhile in the real world, a black man pulled a gun at the Occupy Portland protest and fellow protesters pulled knives during a filming incident after he was called a nigger.
The Register Guard reported:
So what is the civics lesson...RCG?
Meanwhile in the real world, a black man pulled a gun at the Occupy Portland protest and fellow protesters pulled knives during a filming incident after he was called a nigger.
The Register Guard reported:
A man who displayed a handgun at Occupy Portlandâs downtown encampment after a dispute with protesters has been arrested, police said in a statement Thursday.
The argument took place Wednesday afternoon when 32-year-old Jason C. Parker was challenged verbally by protesters after filming tents, police said. One of the protesters used a racial epithet against Parker, who is black, police said.
A witness said Parker was filming inside tents without permission and displayed the gun more than once after protesters at the camp displayed knives.
âHe pulled his shirt halfway up and showed me he had a piece,â said Jason Kersten, who works in the campâs security group. âThis is a peaceful protest. You donât bring a gun.â
Kersten acknowledged that someone used a racial epithet.
âThe N-word was used by some people in the camp,â he said.
So what is the civics lesson...RCG?