# Blogger in Standoff with PD Broadcasting Live Now

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blogger-in-standoff-with-pd-broadcasting-live-now/642729>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 2, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blogger-in-standoff-with-pd-broadcasting-live-now/642729 "2012-12-02T03:31:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![2gigch1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2gigch1/32/3313_2.png) [@2gigch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2gigch1)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blogger-in-standoff-with-pd-broadcasting-live-now/642729/1 "2012-12-02T03:31:48Z")

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A Baltimore blogger & activist is in a standoff right now. He is broadcasting it on his website.

> **[The Baltimore Spectator](http://baltimorespectator.blogspot.com/)**
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> Baltimore based, citizen journalism with a focus on crime, politics, government, corruption and other items of interest. Human curated news.

Here’s a story about it:

> **[Baltimore Spectator Blogger, James MacArthur, Surrenders to Police After...](https://patch.com/maryland/northbaltimore/blogger-involved-in-standoff-with-baltimore-police)**
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> The @BaltSpectator blogger broadcast his negotiations with police via his online streaming website.

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**Author:** ![2gigch1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2gigch1/32/3313_2.png) [@2gigch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2gigch1)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blogger-in-standoff-with-pd-broadcasting-live-now/642729/2 "2012-12-02T04:05:36Z")

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He seems like he is a local activist who (he believes) is being harassed by the police. I don’t know the facts of this one way or another.

Was interesting to listen to for the last half hour, he should be surrendering peacefully right now.

Articles should be available on

> **[Baltimore Sun: Baltimore breaking news, sports, business, entertainment,...](https://www.baltimoresun.com/)**
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> Baltimore Sun

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> **[Man Tweets During Standoff With Baltimore City Police](https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/waverly-man-tweeting-during-standoff-with-police/)**
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> A bizarre police standoff continues in Waverly.

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**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blogger-in-standoff-with-pd-broadcasting-live-now/642729/3 "2012-12-02T04:25:19Z")

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According to [the twitchy story on this](http://twitchy.com/2012/12/01/baltimore-man-live-tweets-standoff-with-swat-team/) the guy was apparently tweeting things that made it sound like he was planning to kill the cops as they took him down, so not exactly surprised that he isn’t on good terms with them. Strange story.

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**Author:** ![2gigch1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2gigch1/32/3313_2.png) [@2gigch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2gigch1)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blogger-in-standoff-with-pd-broadcasting-live-now/642729/4 "2012-12-02T04:33:59Z")

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Yeah, a coworker called me an hour ago and told me to listen in. Apparently a site called sociallyuncensored.eu is supposed post the whole audio of the suspect negotiating with police tomorrow. I looked at the suspect’s tweets and yeah, I don’t find the swat reaction too surprising at all.

Anyway it was interesting while it was happening. Now, not so much.

Good night!