Detroit's mayor has banned reality TV crews from following its police after a crew filmed a raid that killed a child. Mayor Dave Bing's spokesperson Karen Dumas told the Detroit News that having them there "gives the wrong appearance ... We don't want to convolute the process." However, she said local media will be able to ride along with cops, but "We'll assess that on a case-by-case basis." Bing criticized police chief Warren Evans who...
- 5/25/2010
- by Andy Dehnart
- Reality Blurred
In response to the death of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones -- who was killed during a police raid with a camera crew for the A&E series The First 48 in tow -- Detroit mayor Dave Bing banned all reality show camera crews from police ride-alongs. Said Bing: "When we found out [that a camera crew was on the scene], I immediately called [Police Chief] Warren Evans and [deputy mayor] Saul Green and [said], 'That's the end of that.'" [The Detroit News]...
- 5/25/2010
- Movieline
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