Watch: CNN Supports Officer, NBC Edits Audio, Juan Williams And Joy Behar Suggest Shooting Somewhere Else

I don’t know if pigs are actually flying or if the rioting and looting has finally outlived its political purpose to the Democrat politicians and thus their liberal media pets, but CNN just backed the officer involved in the shooting in Columbus. And not just anyone on CNN. Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo, along with various other statements throughout the day, about how the officer was just doing his job.

Watch this clip of Lemon and Cuomo.

Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo react to the officer-involved shooting in Columbus:

“They roll up on the scene, they see people tussling around. Someone has a knife. And their job is to protect and serve.”pic.twitter.com/lVa1nT38pW

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) April 22, 2021

I’m honestly surprised that CNN allowed that to be said on their show, much less that Lemon and Cuomo were the ones saying it.

Don Lemon actually said,

“We have to be fair about what happens when police arrive at scenes… And their job is to protect and serve. Every life on that scene. And if they see someone who is in the process of taking a life, what is that decision, what decision do they have to make?”

I’m flabbergasted. What they’re saying is the truth, and it’s what they should have been saying for the last few years instead of vilifying every officer involved in a shooting with a black person. Amazingly, they continued on to discuss the suggestions that clueless people continue to make regarding options other than shooting center mass. Of course people are quick to suggest that the officer should have used a taser instead of a gun. But Lemon semi-coherently explained,

“Tasers, they don’t always connect. So, you’ve got to get two prongs or what have you, and it has to connect to whatever.”

What he’s saying is that tasers don’t always deploy properly. And even if it deploys correctly and both prongs connect as required, there are countless examples of a taser being insufficient to stop an individual, who is then able to continue in their attack. And if an officer knows that someone is about to be stabbed, potentially to death, that officer can’t just hope that the taser deploys properly and effectively stops the attack. They have to use what they know will stop the attack, which is usually multiple shots center mass. Why not just one shot? Why four? Because one shot doesn’t always stop the threat. A person can still stab someone to death after being shot once. And that’s not a risk that a police officer can take when they see others in danger.

Here’s another one: An analyst on CNN again saying that the officer was doing his job and that “we need to start looking at each incident as its own incident.” I completely agree. Every incident is different and each must be analyzed separate from the others. I’m just truly shocked to hear this on CNN.

CNN analyst on Ohio police shooting: “The officer did his job, and we need to start looking at each incident as its own incident.” pic.twitter.com/FtzD0BycZk

— Eddie Zipperer (@EddieZipperer) April 22, 2021

On the other hand, Juan Willams from Fox News said exactly the kind of clueless thing you’d expect from someone who has no idea what they’re talking about.

Juan Williams suggests that the police officer in Columbus should have done a warning shot:

“I guess I would shoot the gun not necessarily at someone. Maybe shoot the gun and maybe run at the person and try to disarm them.” pic.twitter.com/BFVUZdA4uD

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) April 22, 2021

Oh, uh, um, maybe I’d, I don’t know, shoot, but like, somewhere else?

Where, you idiot? Where would you shoot? In the air so that now there’s a stray bullet falling in some unsuspecting neighborhood? If he had any idea about guns at all, he’d know that you must always account for where your bullet will end up. You don’t just randomly fire into the air where that bullet can end up anywhere. How about off to the side where you’re then shooting directly at a car, a house, a neighbor’s yard, or potentially directly into a passerby? Again, fundamental gun safety rules about muzzle and backstop awareness. Maybe shoot at the ground in close proximity to people who could be injured by ricochetting bullet fragments and debris? That’s almost as stupid as “aim for her arm or her leg instead.” You want them to aim for the significantly smaller and faster moving target that is much easier to miss, and risk hitting anything and anyone who might be in the path of that bullet when it misses? And then they’d have a shot bystander and still have an attacker who hasn’t been stopped.

Joy Behar actually specifically suggested that the officer should have fired a warning shot into the air. Which means that Joy Behar has absolutely no clue what she’s talking about. She has no idea about the basic fundamentals of gun safety and apparently doesn’t even understand gravity.

Behar said,

“Shoot the gun in the air, warning, tase a person, shoot them in the leg, shoot them in the behind. Stop them somehow.”

BODYCAM FOOTAGE OF MA’KHIA BRYANT SHOOTING RELEASED: Another police-related death was caught on bodycam in Columbus, Ohio when 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant was fatally shot by police— @JoyVBehar, @Sunny Hostin and @MeghanMcCain react. https://t.co/BxC0qOlZXu pic.twitter.com/c8hSQmros1

— The View (@TheView) April 22, 2021

Honey, the only way to be sure that you “stop them” is to stop them. And in a violent incident that occurs within a matter of seconds, you have less time than that to completely stop them. She also suggested that police officers should be trained to shoot in the leg or the arm. First of all, that happens in the movies, and movies aren’t real, Joy. They’re fake. And you know what you’d need in order to train police officers to shoot a very small and fast-moving target in the heat of a split-second altercation? Funding. You need more funding for more training. So much for “defund the police.”

The Columbus police chief responded to a ridiculous reporter question on this very subject and explained why this is an unreasonable expectation.

A reporter asks the Columbus police chief if the officer who shot Ma’Khia Bryant, who was lunging with a knife at another woman, could have shot her in the arm or the leg pic.twitter.com/PVZ7DSGFa9

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) April 21, 2021

I’m willing to wager a guess that this reporter had never fired a gun at even a large stationary target.

NBC is facing backlash for selectively editing video and audio of the body cam footage and the 911 call. They were very careful to include only clips that didn’t show or describe a knife. Almost like they wanted their viewers not to know that important detail when they heard the story.

In their report on the officer-involved shooting in Columbus, Ohio, NBC Nightly News deceptively edited the 911 call to leave out the part where the caller says a girl was “trying to stab us.” They also don’t show viewers the knife in the attacker’s hand just before the shots. pic.twitter.com/r5uXD1qDb1

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) April 22, 2021

In contrast, CBS and ABC coverage did not edit out the knife, and even highlighted it specifically, which is honestly as interesting as CNN’s sudden narrative shift.

In stark contrast, CBS Evening News showed the important part of the 911 call. “These grown girls over here trying to fight us, trying to stab us,” the caller says.
They also slow down the video and zoom in on the knife in the attacker’s hand. pic.twitter.com/izvXaUH6Ki

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) April 22, 2021

For World News Tonight’s part, ABC also shared the important part of the 911 call where the attempted stabbing was mentioned. They also stopped the video and highlighted the knife. pic.twitter.com/Ti9j4JNLaS

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) April 22, 2021

I’m honestly curious about what has changed. Jacob Blake had a knife and was a violent criminal actively violating a restraining order after digitally raping a woman. And if we’re being honest, this story seems ideal for perpetuating the anti-police and pro-riot narrative that the mainstream media has been instrumental in spreading. Are these news networks being told to do what they can to mitigate the riotous response to this shooting? To downplay rather than incite outrage? Has the narrative outlived its usefulness to the Democrat politicians who have been stoking the flames for their own political purposes? Have they decided it’s in their best interest not to actively encourage and support a biased narrative that leads to nation-wide criminal behavior in predominantly Democrat cities?

Regardless, it’s a no-win situation for the officer. If he shoots to kill in order to protect others, he’s a murderer. If he shoots to wound but misses and a girl is stabbed, he’s incompetent and negligent. If he charges the knife-wielding girl, he’s risking the safety of himself and all others in proximity should he be unable to overpower the individual with the knife. If he stands back and lets the kids fight it out with the knife (as people, including a BLM activist, have legitimately suggested should have been done) and someone gets seriously injured or killed, he’s racist and negligent for not adequately protecting black lives.

At the risk of being torn to shreds for even asking, I’ll leave you with one question: Through this entire situation, why was there no other responsible adult present who could diffuse the situation between a bunch of teenagers before it escalated to a point where someone is welding a knife and the police were required?