This article discusses the incident that happened with Oscar Ortega. He attempted to assassinate the president by firing shots at the white house with an AK-47. Barack Obama was currently traveling to Hawaii. Oscar Ortega is being accused of assassinating the president; if he is convicted he can face life in prison. Jake Chapman, the man Oscar purchased the weapon from agrees to testify in court next Tuesday. He claims that he was unaware of Mr. Ortega’s intentions with the gun. However, he seemed very pleased when he was in possession of the weapon. Mr. Chapman has history with drugs and warrants in the law, he was currently on probation. He says that he ran into money issues that forced him into selling the Ak-47 to Ortega. The media Is following every single detail about this story. Details in this story express that Ortega is guilty and is absolutely capable of persuading people into believing that Ortega is guilty before court even takes progress. The media is playing the role of priming individuals to accept that he will be guilty in court before it is proven. Priming takes place often in the media and can make society view situations differently.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/us/suspect-in-white-house-shooting-appears-in-court.html?_r=1
It was very interesting story.
I had no idea that there was an incident like this with the president Obama, hope that this will be the only event like this.