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What is the point of Juan Williams? That’s an evergreen question when it comes to Fox News’ continued insistence on putting him on the panel of The Five. Remember, this is the same guy who claimed two teenagers who murdered an Uber Eats driver were just on a “joy ride.”
Does Williams add anything to the show? Is his commentary thought-provoking? Is he at least good at arguing from a left-wing point of view? I’d suggest the answer to all three of those inquiries is no.
But here, decide for yourself if this is kind of commentary is worth anything.
(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Some on the left immediately jumped on the story about the police shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio, attacking the police, despite the facts in the case.
Bodycam video showed clearly that the police officer fired at Bryant just as she lunged at another girl to stab her with a knife. His quick action likely saved the life of the other girl.
Warning Graphic: potentially disturbing
Body cam. Suspect had a large knife and officers were responding to reports of a knife. pic.twitter.com/ddoXQKXxSf
But some were so interested in pushing division over police shootings, they didn’t let the facts deter them, but were all-in attacking the police.
From bodycam footage of Columbus police shooting of Ma Khia Bryant
I wrote earlier about the reaction of Valerie Jarrett and some other terrible, awful, no good takes from people on the left to the police shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant.
One reporter wondered why the cop couldn’t have just shot Bryant in the leg? He apparently didn’t understand the concept of center mass and the importance of not missing in the context of that life and death situation. The officer had a split second to decide how best to protect the life of the girl in pink, indeed, he walked into one of the worst situations evolving that a cop can walk into and he had to immediately evaluate it: who was the danger and how to stop her attack without hurting anyone else.
From bodycam footage of Columbus police shooting of Ma Khia Bryant
Last year, during the marches following the shooting of Breonna Taylor, I went and marched with protesters here in my Los Angeles suburb town. The sign that I carried stated, “Government has a monopoly on oppression.” I found the majority of the people there pleasant and inviting as well as reasonable in the many discussion I had. While many readers here at RedState have already stopped reading, if you’ve made it this far, hang on. I do have a point here.
As I was discussing with one of the protesters, in particular, she demanded that I denounce all police, or that I “wasn’t welcome.” (For the record, several people vehemently disagreed with her demands). Curious, I asked her why she felt that I had to denounce all police, including my neighbor and a close friend with whom I went to high school, despite my knowing that they aren’t bad cops. To her, regardless of the situation, all cops are bad.