A Los Angeles news anchor sparked outrage for calling rioters “a bunch of people having fun watching cars burn” — while blaming law enforcement for wanting to stop the carnage.
Jory Rand of ABC 7 dramatically underplayed the violence even as his broadcast showed shocking images of cars completely ablaze in smoke-covered streets.
Noting there was “a large group of people” running wild, Rand said it “could turn very volatile if you move law enforcement in there the wrong way and turn what is just a bunch of people having fun watching cars burn into a massive confrontation and altercation between officers and demonstrators.”
Joe Kinsey, a senior editor at Outkick, accused Rand of being “worse than Baghdad Bob propaganda,” referring to the war-time propagandist for warmongering Iraq leader Saddam Hussein.
Another viewer outraged by Rand’s comments described him as “a special type of stupid” and claimed he had “no busy in the media industry.”
“Jory Rand is absolutely tone deaf about the L.A. riots. He’s part of the reason why the public can’t trust the media anymore,” another posted.
Another called him ther “biggest woke [journalist] I’ve ever seen.”
“You’re supposed to be neutral and report the news you should just go work for CNN,” one X user said. --->READ MORE HERE
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A reporter in Los Angeles appeared to downplay a fireball like it were just another moody filter.
ABC7’s Tim Caputo found himself on live TV with a fire raging in the background, plumes of black smoke billowing, and the unmistakable sound of an explosion — all while calmly insisting that the “vast majority” of the protesters were just out there taking photos and waving flags.
Lol @ABC7TimCaputo is like Trump calls it rioting but I wouldn’t call it that, just a few cars on fire and explosions, the “vast majority” of protesters are just taking pictures lololol what!?! pic.twitter.com/QCsaAORFgB
— ¡El SooperMexican! ن c137 🦬 (@SooperMexican) June 9, 2025
ABC7 reporter refuses to characterize what's happening in LA as a 'riot'
Tim Caputo told viewers, “From what we've seen... the vast majority are people taking videos, people waving flags, people walking around, people wanting to be part of the cause, wanting to have their voices heard, and wanting to show the power of numbers and the power of force.”
Meanwhile, the camera caught what looked like an actual riot, complete with burning vehicles and mayhem erupting nearby. Even anchor Jory Rand seemed skeptical, asking Caputo if it was "a group that splintered off," making it "look like it's a lot worse than the situation actually playing out on the ground."
Caputo replied like he was trying to talk down a party that got a little out of hand. “That's the quintessential question when you have rallies, demonstrations, riots, if you will. I wouldn't go as far as to call it that. I know President Trump had tweeted about riots and looting — I don't know that I would characterize it that way," he said.
At one point, the reporter even appeared to direct the camera away from the smoke as aerial footage showed cars literally on fire, the Daily Mail reported.
The clip of Tim Caputo reporting on the current situation in LA quickly went viral on social media, and people were quick to put him on blast for his take on the situation unfolding behind him. --->READ MORE HERE
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