Another Democrat: Kerry: Media Would 'Do Us All a
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Posted On: 08/30/2016 9:47:31 AM
Another Democrat: Kerry: Media Would 'Do Us All a Service' If They Didn't Cover Terrorism as Much
During his first official visit to Bangladesh, Secretary of State John Kerry held a press conference and addressed the threat of terrorism .
Kerry offered a novel way to combat terrorism, suggesting that the media would “do us all a service” if they didn’t cover it “quite as much.”
“No country is immune from terrorism," Kerry said at a press availability in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Monday. "It’s easy to terrorize. Government and law enforcement have to be correct 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. But if you decide one day you’re going to be a terrorist and you’re willing to kill yourself, you can go out and kill some people. You can make some noise. Perhaps the media would do us all a service if they didn’t cover it quite as much. People wouldn’t know what’s going on.”
Many people took to social media to react to Kerry's remarks:
During his first official visit to Bangladesh, Secretary of State John Kerry held a press conference and addressed the threat of terrorism .
Kerry offered a novel way to combat terrorism, suggesting that the media would “do us all a service” if they didn’t cover it “quite as much.”
“No country is immune from terrorism," Kerry said at a press availability in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Monday. "It’s easy to terrorize. Government and law enforcement have to be correct 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. But if you decide one day you’re going to be a terrorist and you’re willing to kill yourself, you can go out and kill some people. You can make some noise. Perhaps the media would do us all a service if they didn’t cover it quite as much. People wouldn’t know what’s going on.”
Many people took to social media to react to Kerry's remarks:
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