Dallas Reporter Ambushes Crime Victim and Accuses Him Of Being Trigger Happy

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Why the surprise? A reporter once admitted to me that he would commit mass murder himself if he didn't get caught and it would get him a story. He said that only killing and more killing would finally "sicken the public" enough to end "the proliferation of the evil gun" or words to that effect. They want mental tests to own a gun, but we really need mental tests for reporters; some are seriously weird.

Jim
 
Personally, I would much rather see Ms. Aguilar understand and acknowledge why what she did was unfair and wrong rather than see her lose her job. Somebody who is made to appreciate the difficult position that Mr. Walton found himself in would be an ally.

I also think this report from the Dallas Observer link is particularly on target:

The worst thing I see here (as someone already mentioned) is that Rebecca is suspended after the fact. The story went on the air. Where were the managers who approve scripts? Was anyone else disciplined? I thought that news directors were supposed to stand behind their reporters. Viewers didn't like this story and rightly so, but Rebecca shouldn't have been thrown to the wolves, at least not alone.
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Personally, I would much rather see Ms. Aguilar understand and acknowledge why what she did was unfair and wrong rather than see her lose her job.
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I would too.

I'd also like to see shall issue CCW in California.

Since either is unlikely, I'm ok with her losing her job.
Viewers didn't like this story and rightly so, but Rebecca shouldn't have been thrown to the wolves, at least not alone.
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That's the main point.
 
Personally, I would much rather see Ms. Aguilar understand and acknowledge why what she did was unfair and wrong rather than see her lose her job.
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+1. I would like the same. Although more people may be responsible in a business sense, she alone is responsible for her actions against Mr. Walton.
 
The post by Victim's sister on the blog was pitiful. I understand her sentiment, but the burden of safety when it comes to things like crime really falls on the hands of the bad guy who is doing wrong, not on the intended victim of the crime. The dead man is not a victim. He initiated the intrusion. It is just too bad that he didn't fully consider that such an endeavor is a dangerous and potentially life threatening event.

To be honest, my guess is that he knew the place had been robbed previously and that Mr. Walton's gun was taken after the first robbery. He probably also figured that Mr. Walton would have dropped his guard as a result. So, he thought he had an easy mark.
 
Incredible - this is why I changed majors from journalism in '89. This is the kind of crap that was been taught.

email sent.

--jcd
 
Clearly Fox4 is listening to the complaints if they just indefinitely suspended one of their reporters days after she won a major award. Maybe it is time for some of us to shift to "good cop" now and see if we can gain an opportunity to educate Fox4.
 
I doubt reporters are seen as a high value commodity, probably just workers that can be cut should they outlive their usefullness. The news director who approved her segment for airing is the one who really needs to be cut loose.

If Fox wants me to go away happy, this person is fired and a public appoligy is aired.
 
I sent off something similar to the following to KDFW and Fox News:
Subject: Rebecca Aguilar Interview of James Walton

I just saw the video of KDFW Fox4 reporter Rebecca Aguilar posted on youtube.com:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnZd-5dYXfk

In my opinon, Aguilar, KDFW management, and Fox News all owe James Walton a lavish apology.

The way she berated a septugenarian veteran and brought him to tears was outrageous. If Fox has any shame at all, Aguilar will also be handed her walking papers.

I will not view KDFW until her apology and will contact both KDFW's and Fox News's advertisers to see if they think such behavior is something they want to be associated with.

FOr more background on how Mr. Walton defended himself from multiple burglars, follow the links:

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/pages...ale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...larshot_15met.ART.State.Edition1.41ff045.html

Regards,

jfruser
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What I find interesting is that the Fox news channels have received the highest ratings for both local and national news in most areas while posing as the alternative to the liberal media that has existed since the 60s. Yet, Fox has been going out of it's way lately to mirror CNN, with it's "diverse viewpoints" and numerous fluff pieces. The news media today has become the MTV for adults. All flash, no substance. It's all show business and very little actual news. Every cable news network has become the Today show, 24/7.

When you consider that the "owner" of Fox, Rupert Murdoch, has contributed money to Hillary's campaign, it can be assumed that a liberal agenda has infected the "conservative" Fox network.
 
You are spot on with your observations CoinMan.

I can't turn on the TV anymore without feeling my intelligence is being insulted/assaulted. I don't even bother anymore.
 
Rebecca Aguilar has been dealt with...but the news director that approved the story still needs to be held accountable for allowing the story to air. Let's keep up the pressure. Fox4 also has a call in line, "Tell It To Tim"....so let's tell him, too!

Also, Mr. Walton's two shotguns are still in DPD custody. He had to get a new one, but that's just one. Maybe we should start a collection to help him get a couple more, just in case....
 
I am really steamed

It (she who calls herself a reporter) is horribly cruel.
Can she be lawfully penalized if it can be proven
that her revealing him on camera leads to him being attacked?
She does not know how truly disgusting her actions were because
she has never been a victim herself.
 
"wrong rather than see her lose her job."

Personally, i'm happy to see her lose her job. She had absolutely no right to pull the crap that she did.
 
I am local, and watch Fox 4 regularly. emailed Fox 4 DFW yesterday and recieved this reply:

Hey Richard -
Hi, and thanks for the email. I am the guy who has to go through the Viewer's Voice email every week. This week you can imagine it's a pretty big job. I decided I wanted to at least personally acknowledge your email, and
say I didn't like the tone or approach either.
I hear you!

Thanks again,

Steve Eagar Fox 4 News
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I have to like the guy's style.
 
As a Professional news photographer with 27 years experience, and for the last 10 a chief photographer, I would have stopped rolling tape and shut her down.
Most people don't know it but photographers are the ones who are in control and hers didn't do his job. I would have suspended him.
Next, the most effective things to do is get the News Directors e-mail and fill his inbox, call the news desk and complain and also e-mail the news desk. Most will have a news only e-mail such as [email protected].
Be rational and it'll get read. Let them have it!
 
It (she who calls herself a reporter) is horribly cruel.
Can she be lawfully penalized if it can be proven
that her revealing him on camera leads to him being attacked?
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No gunsmith, she cannot be lawfully penalized if it can be proven that revealing him on camera leads to him being attacked. Where in the world would you get the idea that if a reporter identifies a person (who has been identified on TV twice already, BTW [maybe more as the incident was covered by several stations]) in public who is later attacked would somehow be responsible for the attack? How would identifying Walton lead to the attack? Just what law do you think is being broken? How would she be accountable?

How would you even prove that her interview is what would lead to Walton getting attacked. You don't think people could find the based on all the other interviews, the name of his business, street, block number, etc. being given out over the air waves and internet would contribute, do you?

If you watch the interview, he seemed okay with the cameras initially, until he didn't like the questioning.

What the reporter did was despicable, but not illegal.
 
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I am going to email and fax this:

RE: Ms. Aguilar’s ambush interview of Mr. Walton

Dear Ms. Barrs,

I watched Ms. Aguilar’s ambush interview of Mr. Walton and I found it to be beyond outrageous. Is this what you are willing to do for ratings? Are you now going to ambush interview rape victims and demand to know what they did to bring it on themselves? Or if they feel responsible? Or what they will do if attacked again?

I won’t stand for it. I am busy posting your advertiser list with contact information to local and national internet forums. I and many others will start contacting them letting them know we won’t patronize their businesses until you do three things:

Fire Mr. Agular,
Fire the person responsible for airing her “work”,
Publicly apologize to Mr. Walton.

The fact that you have not already done all three make it obvious to me you don’t really take what you did seriously. I live in Richardson and today I am going to let the following advertisers know to not expect my business as long as they advertise with you:

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I hope you will quickly and publicly do the right thing.
 
Kindrox: Agree with your e-mail/fax 99.9% (it's spelled "Steak and Shake" ;) ) And thanks for posting the advertiser list.

The local radio talk hosts are coming down on her pretty hard, too. I'll be suprised if she finds work in the DFW market in the near future.... :cool:
 
OK, you got your pound of flesh. She's an idiot and will probably get fired. Now what?

What's your strategy going forward besides name-calling and threats?

How are we going to involve ourselves in the big picture discussion after the Dallas Morning News and Ft. Worth Star Telegram print stories tomorrow morning about how gun-nut whack-jobs from around the world descended on the station and its advertisers?

We've silenced one reporter and perhaps one station. Where do we go next?

I know everyone means well, I was as outraged as anyone at what she did. But internet sieges like this can be counterproductive. I've been as guilty as anyone and have probably started a few of these myself, but I am re-evaluating this whole thing as of now.
 
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