03 September 2023

I'm Sure They Want These Criminals Punished

Is this meta, or just ironic? Univision Chicago TV crew robbed at gunpoint while reporting on robberies in the city - The Washington Post

Irony with a side order of poetic justice? Well, to be fair, I don't know how Univision stands on the subject of "Putting bad guys in jail is unfair" that most of the Media seem to have adopted.

As a Chicago TV crew was covering a spike in armed robberies, their reporting took an ironic twist Monday when they were robbed at gunpoint while filming.

A reporter and photographer were about to film a live shot before 5 a.m. in the Wicker Park neighborhood, when a black SUV and a gray sedan pulled up, the Chicago Police Department said in a statement to The Washington Post.

Hat tip to Tam at View from the Porch: Oh, Chicago!

Back during the crime-ridden '70s and '80s, New York City TV stations began using unmarked vans for news crews. The advertising value of the bright logos splashed on the side being outweighed by the "Hey, there's valuable stuff to steal in here" signal sent by the same lettering.

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