Well, this has to be a Twitchy first.
Believe it or not, we agree with what Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo said last night about the shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant by a Columbus, Ohio police officer while she was in the act of trying to stab another young girl.
Have a watch:
CNN's Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon were surprisingly reasonable tonight when discussing the Columbus police shooting.
"They roll up on the scene, they see people tussling around. Someone has a knife. And their job is to protect and serve," Lemon said. pic.twitter.com/2jRsBf49Sp— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) April 22, 2021
More here from Lemon:
Imagining if the world-be stabbing victim was someone close to him, Lemon added: "Do you protect the life of the person trying to take the life, or do you protect the life of the person who's life is in imminent danger at that point."
He also notes how fast everything happened. pic.twitter.com/Cs0XNexzAP— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) April 22, 2021
And from Cuomo:
For Cuomo's part, he demanded to know where the parents were the whole time, with the father running out and kicking a woman on the ground."What were they doing? Why didn't he stop it? Why did the police have to come and control that situation?" pic.twitter.com/i4Cikrx0I9
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) April 22, 2021
Now, hopefully, the rest of the media catches up to these two:
Finally, Cuomo and Lemon were in agreement: the officer "has a duty."
"A duty to use force to protect his own life or the life of another," Cuomo said. pic.twitter.com/lp7DAX1y1H— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) April 22, 2021
That’s not what we expected either:
Not what I expected. https://t.co/ATvcgRvtfJ
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) April 22, 2021
Yes. Yes, he did:
My mind is blown. Did Don Lemon just make a good point?
— Derek Merryman (@DerekMerryman) April 22, 2021
They’re even winning over critics and haters:
Not a fan of either of these guys but I agree with everything they just said here. Most common sense I’ve ever heard from them both. Great comments
— Joey (@JoeyVino216) April 22, 2021
I would actually watch some CNN if it was more honest like this.
— Tricia (@TCash66) April 22, 2021
These two are on the top of my list of most hated tv journalists. But I give them credit for taking this position—the correct position—on air tonight. Whereas they usually stoke the flames and create greater racial division, here, they actually discussed the facts.
— PrincessP (@PrincessCrypt0) April 22, 2021
Wow. Credit where credit is due.
— John Cincinnatus (@CincinnatusJohn) April 22, 2021
Did an adult slip through the CNN hr dept?
— Geoffrey Pereira (@PolAdIntel14) April 22, 2021
More of this, please.
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