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‘Please Don’t Shoot, Sir’: CNN Journalist Hit With Bullet Casings During Live Libya Report
- Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:05pm by
Tiffany Gabbay
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CNN’s Sara Sidner appeared live from Tripoli to report on Libyan rebels capturing Muammar Gaddafi’s compound. As locals let loose celebratory gunshots, Sidner was grazed by bullet casings.
“Please don’t shoot, sir” she said to one of the men firing off rounds.
In addition, the report suggests that a reporter for Al Jazeera may have been shot inside the Gaddafi compound. Footage from CNN seems to depict the volatility of the situation on the ground, even as rebels take control of the area.
Watch the chilling report below:
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Comments (93)
johnsell
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:15pmAnd what did you gain from her creeping around and getting shell casings rejected at her? She could have just effectively had the cameraman take an pan of the area and then she could make her comments on what he shot. I think she was very inept and ineffective.
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:14pmthey edited the best part where she interviewed a rebel. Luckily I have a transcript
Report Post »liberal hot brass magnet: “We are here with one of the Libyan rebel freedom fighters who have just courageously captured the abandoned compound of Gaddafi. Can you tell us what you are thinking right now?”
Islamofascist in Live Aid T-shirt: “Thank you US and A and NATO for your bombs, missiles, and supplies. You are truly helpful enemies. We thank Allah for delivering our enemies into our hands and hope that you will help us in our cause to destroy the great satan and little satan.”
Attention2Detail
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:13pmMust be the latest thing in journalism. Pretend that you’re in danger. If you’re that scared honey, just come home and send a real reported over. Don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t trust one of those Arab lunatics with a gun, but if you’re there to do a job, do the job and quit whining.
Report Post »mule creek ridge
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:10pmIn reference to: Please don’t shoot——-Watch chilling report below–.
Report Post »I am amazed. WITF do people in a war zone think is going to happen!!!!!!!????????????????
It’s moron by choice I guess.
Carefreeflyer
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:08pmSo much for credible Journalism.
Report Post »MinutemanOnTheBorder
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:06pmIt’s casings hitting her NOT BULLETS!!! FREAKING MORONS!!!!
Report Post »Stang
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:05pmShe said “please don’t shoot sir.” Should we stop shooting? Uh Nooo….
Report Post »nappy
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:04pmPS.. you don‘t get ’grazed’ by a shell casing.
Report Post »nappy
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:04pmShe was standing amidst people shooting in the air and a casing hit her. Why in the H3ll is this news?
Report Post »Huffers reported she was hit. Of course you can’t find the article now that they found out it was BS.
mutslie
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 7:22pmThose rebels are scarey‘ any wonder there was a ’ NO fly zone over Lybia, Afgan‘ turds brought down a light plane a while back with ’celebratery fire’ they were celebrating a wedding….(true)
I would’nt want to be around any of them (ever) hope they stay there in ‘camel country and spend Qudaffie’s money’ and counting sand dunes
Report Post »Windsong
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:02pmThere‘s been so little ’truth’ coming out of Libya for such a long time, that it was interesting to actaully witness what was occurring in the compound.
Report Post »As for the posts thus far, I’ve learned nothing other than the fact that there are a lot of crass, disrespectful individuals who shared no actual information, but did manage to adopt the left’s name-calling, condescending DNA. You’ve all got some work to do…to earn back the respect and honor you had before you posted. You certainly don’t sound like patriots right now. Grow up.
13th Imam
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:16pmThere has been very little “TRUTH” coming out of DC these three years. The LSM and the Transparent Barry Administration deserve no respect. We have been called Terrorists, Nazi’s T-Bgrs, so , respectfully , Dry Up and Blow Away..
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:24pmOooooh that hurt! Do we have a new troll among us?
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 7:13pmCNN is interesting ? When did that happen ?
Report Post »moreteaplease
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:02pmCrazy!
Report Post »Isaiah52021
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:59pmAfter Sharia Law takes hold she wont be allowed to report there anymore
Report Post »Brae
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:59pmI watched her on TV, just before the quake. It was a pretty frightening scene and I was worried for her safety.
Report Post »Nobamazone
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:57pmIf these reporters are stupid enough to try to get the story then I feel little pity for them. Still pity their family, but little for someone who puts themselves in danger to “get the story”
Report Post »Viet Vet
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 1:09amI NEVER worry about “reporters” from the old media.
Report Post »olddog
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:55pmIf the rebels are shooting Al Jazera and cnn reporters they have to be on our side..
Report Post »kentuckypatriot
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:20pmLMAO!!!! Good one!!
Report Post »Windsong
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:54pmNo need for that, Sir. At this moment, you have lost both integrity or respect. Crawling into the mud pit with the left and their union thugs makes you one of them. I’m not proud of you right now, nor are the other patriotic Americans. We want to make the world better, while you seem to want to keep it the same.
Report Post »By the way, I learned absolutely nothing from your post other than you are crass and disrespectful. Name calling is part of the left’s DNA. It takes a much stronger and better person to rise above it.
Xpat48
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:50pm“Please don’t shoot sir.” are you sheeting me.
Typical lib-WUS .
Dumb as a rock.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:01pmCNN seems to be in dire need of journalists that know what they’re getting into. Just like Lara Logan who wandered about Tahrir square in her euphoric haze over the “peaceful peoples’ revolution of the Arab Spring”..and was sexually assaulted by a pack of Egyptian men. Someone forgot to tell her that western women are seen as loose and easy by muslim men. Perhaps CNN should try to attract a better class of journalist and leave the intern-level idealists to MSNBC?
Report Post »rabblechat
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:48pmYou can tell she is scared to death, by the way she stays hunched over and jumps every time hajji Pops off a round. I would be surprised if she didn’t wet her panties…
Report Post »Since when did getting hit by a casing count as getting shot? Heck if I would of known that I would have demanded about 10,000 purple hearts!
olddog
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:56pmHow do you think Kerry got his medals?
Report Post »Dismayed Veteran
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:13pmDid you hunch over the first time you were shot at? I know I did. In fact, almost every time I was shot at I hunched over. What did you do the first time you were shot at? Pee, Crap, Puke or Shake. I shook afterwards. You should know better. At some point you were the FNG. Casings can’t kill you but they sure can burn you. Did you notice the “tribal marksmanship”? Shooting straight up in the air. The best I can recall, a round on the way down can kill the same as any other round.
Report Post »Viet Vet
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 6:11pm“The best I can recall, a round on the way down can kill the same as any other round.”
Not quite. The energy of a bullet coming down is a function of its weight and the force of gravity. The energy of a fired bullet is a function of its weight and velocity caused by the ignited propellant. A fired bullet necessarily has to have a force far above that of the gravitational force acting upon it.
Report Post »SgtBarrett
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 9:37amIt has been stated that a bullet falling back to earth can do the same damage as a brick hitting your head from a height of 4 feet above you. May not kill you, but will definitely leave a mark and do loads of damage.
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:37pmFree AKs and uniforms just lying around! And she said this was one of the nicest parts of the city, too. Time to start planning my next vacation!
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:31pmUnless it lands in her mouth while she is taking a deep breath….
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:16pmI wonder if that TV or radio babe they had on the other day is still waving that pistol around. She said she was going to personally going to protect Mummer K-Dog.
Report Post »Chuck Stein
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:20pmLOL, yeah, it would be interesting to know where she is at.
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:16pm13th
The station went “Black” about mid day after she said that…… So I know she went off the air lol
The way she was handling that gun, she may have shot herself and everyone around by accident. Have not heard anything else about her, but I just had to laugh when they said the “Station has now gone Black”
Report Post »ddg7
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:15pmIs this chick going after the ‘Hillary Clinton Exaggeration Award’? I‘m surprised she didn’t say that uniform was from a Libyan soldier that she killed with her bare hands.
Report Post »NOBALONEY
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:13pmA rout!
Report Post »barber2
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:12pmI hope her mother isn’t watching this. This looks more like an unruly mob than an army. The Gang Who Couldn’t Shoot Straight? What a mess.
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:11pm“Please don’t shoot, sir I’m on your side…”
Report Post »johnsell
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 5:18pmWhat did you gain from her creeping around and getting shell casings rejected at her? She could have just effectively had the cameraman take an pan of the area and then she could make her comments on what he shot. I think she was very inept and ineffective.
Report Post »Viet Vet
Posted on August 23, 2011 at 6:19pm“rejected” shell casings.
Report Post »sbleve
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 9:37amPerhaps this journalist needs to return home, and change careers. Or expand into one of my favorite entertainments Dinners Dives and Drive Ins.
Cartridge (round), components assembled. Case (what this story implies), primer, powder, bullet. Spent – previously fired there is no longer a cartridge. Spent case (ejected), spent bullet-can be in the terminal flight stage with little kinetic energy, or lying on the ground, or falling out of the sky gravity +/- one forth ounce= about 30ft#. Hurt big time. Experts-(some government grant/study dudes that never are peer reviewed) say 60ft# is lethal. In one L.A. statistical production over 7 years (New Year) the number of injury /death from falling bullets 118 hits, 38 deaths.
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