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One week ago today and the day after the guilty verdict was announced in the Derek Chauvin trial, an officer-involved shooting happened here in North Carolina that had the Usual Suspects rushing to once again to declare that law enforcement officers were “executioners” who had no regard for black lives.
Forty-two-year-old Andrew Brown Jr., a black man, was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies in Elizabeth City, NC as they were preparing to serve drug-related search and arrest warrants. Reportedly, there are several bodycam videos that show what happened at the scene, but so far only two have been shown to family members and their team of attorneys, with one of them being released to the public by the city council.
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When I wrote last week about how some of the anchors at CNN including Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo were showing a surprising sense of responsibility and restraint on the officer-involved shooting death of Ma’Khia Bryant, I also noted that I knew the sentiment was unlikely to last long at the network.
The reason is that CNN more so than even the unhinged cast at MSNBC is in the “panic porn” business and just cannot resist the urge to further fan the flames and stir up division because they think it somehow helps them in the ratings wars (reality check: it doesn’t).
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My RedState colleague Alex Parker reported Sunday on how Brian Stelter actually conducted a segment on his “Reliable Sources” program yesterday alongside a Media Matters hack to whine about how Fox News reporters weren’t virtue signaling about getting the coronavirus vaccine by way of displaying “vaccine selfies.”
A screengrab of the segment, seen below, captures the essence of his rant, but we’ll share some excerpts, as well, just so readers who missed it when it aired can get the full impact of just how ridiculous his “reporting” was:
Brian Stelter calls on Fox News hosts to share their vaccine selfies or get vaccinated on-air https://t.co/B1V2kuXEj0