On July 11th, 2011, KIRO reporter, Brandi Kruse, requested an interview with regards to the claims by Tony Overman and the police, which they later admitted to being false. In mid June, 2011, they told Kruse   they had not collaborated in identifying protesters at various actions by using photos Overman had taken and not published.  I sent her the following. In her radio show, she only used the first three sentences.

“I am not surprised that Overman gave photos to the police. It is sad and revealing that many people claimed with no knowledge whatsoever that Overman would never, while working as a newspaper photographer, show his unpublished photos to law enforcement. He did.  That the police also lied when they said they never saw unpublished photos from Overman, is also, unfortunately, nothing new.  The larger issue is criminalizing and marginalizing by Overman and much of the mainstream media and law enforcement,  those who protest and engage in direct action against the many illegal and immoral wars the U.S. is waging. The media and police and judges should be focusing instead on the real injustices and those who cause them–corporate leaders whose wealth grows daily while millions cannot afford health care or find a job; and on government leaders, Democrats and Republicans, who put corporate needs above human needs. Meaningful social change comes from social movements challenging in the streets–racism, economic inequality, climate change, war, poverty, etc. We should be praising and joining the protestors, those who struggle for justice and peace, rather than worrying about whether their actions upset the powerful.”   Peter Bohmer, July 11, 2011

Text of Radio show and Northwest News Report by Brandi Kruse, KIRO, July 12, 2011