Sinclair lies about Occupiers

As a participant in Occupy rallies, I can assure you firsthand that we have ZERO tolerance for serious crime. I speak for every Occupier I know when I say that if we suspect criminal activity during our events, WE CALL THE POLICE. End of story.
　
Since most of these events nationwide are in public parks, crimes can and do occur - just as they always have occurred in public spaces. There's absolutely no evidence whatsoever that Occupy protesters have committed these crimes. The few crimes that I know of at these events were perpetrated by people outside the movement who happened to be at the park. We don't tolerate it.
　
But Sinclair Broadcast Group lies about us. Sinclair's WBFF-TV in Baltimore put out a hit piece accusing us of assault, illicit drug use, robbery, and even rape. The piece also claimed that Occupiers have refused to get help for rape victims.
　
That's a lie. If we suspect rape, we WILL call the police. Immediately. I haven't heard ANY reports of rape at our local rally, but if I did, I would call the cops - and so would anybody else who suspects it.
　
WBFF's one-sided piece claims to have found drug paraphernalia at an Occupy Baltimore event. Despite what WBFF implies, no evidence suggests it belongs to the protesters.
　
In short, Sinclair's Baltimore station lied. They lied about the movement, they lied about anybody who participates in it, they lied about me, and they lied about you. This is personal. Now, Baltimore police say the rape reported on WBFF never occurred. Yet WBFF refuses to even run a correction.
　
Sinclair is the same right-wing syndicate that required all its stations to air a scurrilous "documentary" attacking John Kerry just before the 2004 "election."
　
Locally, Sinclair owns WSTR-TV (Channel 64) in Cincinnati. I think Occupy Cincinnati should stage a rally outside Channel 64's headquarters until the FCC revokes Sinclair's licenses. The WLBT case established that the FCC can revoke the licenses of broadcasters that intentionally distort news - and I assume that covers lying outright.
　
Just as Sinclair helped manipulate the 2004 "election" by broadcasting a dishonest hit piece against Kerry, it tries to stage-manage the public reaction to the Occupy protests by smearing all who participate.