The Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart has a new piece out on the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson that he called the “hardest piece I’ve ever had to write.”
Hard because he basically admits that everything he’s been saying about Brown’s death was wrong and based on the lie that Michael Brown was surrendering and had his hands up when he was shot by officer Darren Wilson:
https://twitter.com/reihan/status/577621787749564416
‘Hands up, don’t shoot’ was built on a lie – The Washington Post. A thoughtful piece by @CapehartJ http://t.co/qlwiPnqgo9
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) March 16, 2015
@NoahWehrman @CapehartJ Credit where it's due on this. Not many people in media would ever write this. Ever.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) March 16, 2015
Jonathan Capehart: "Wilson was justified in shooting Brown." http://t.co/I5feZ7k8py
— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) March 16, 2015
Welcome to the truth-party, pal. Although Capehart’s admission was a little late as he blocked many on Twitter for saying exactly the same thing he’s now admitting is true. Some examples:
It's too bad @capehartJ admitted #HandsUpDontShoot is a lie after months of blocking all of us for telling him so: http://t.co/NYmQ3RyY1z
— ¡El Sooopèrr! ن c137 (@SooperMexican) March 16, 2015
https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/577559602679549952
People aligned with the whole “Hands up, don’t shoot” narrative are less than pleased with Capehart’s sudden onset of truthiness:
@CapehartJ How much did they pay you?
— Sasha_Smierce (@Sasha_Smierce) March 17, 2015
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/577587779053342720
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/577588095438061569
@CapehartJ posted link to his shit article 12 times in the last 24 hours. Makes clear what his true intentions are #iseeyou #megabux
— FREE MⒶX B (@CrisisDawn) March 17, 2015
Obama apologist @CapehartJ pens piece justifying execution of Mike Brown, affirms belief Brown "had it coming" http://t.co/uX9qP3Nvlv
— FREE MⒶX B (@CrisisDawn) March 17, 2015
@CapehartJ the forensics don't prove he "went for his gun," do you wanna try again?
— Sasha_Smierce (@Sasha_Smierce) March 17, 2015
https://twitter.com/ArthurClark41/status/577776148974825472
https://twitter.com/hoosierworld/status/577553680557174785
https://twitter.com/Sasha_Smierce/status/577787041221648384
https://twitter.com/Sasha_Smierce/status/577783828518932480
@CapehartJ Wilson is UNINJURED did you see the hospital photos of him? If the DOJ took their info from a corrupt source, it seems
— Bartholomew Johnson (@Gypsy7714) March 17, 2015
@CapehartJ Darren Wilson's testified that Mike Brown's hands were up, but you ignored that.
— Sasha_Smierce (@Sasha_Smierce) March 17, 2015
@CapehartJ Your article is straight up BS. At least 7 witnesses saw Darren Wilson execute Mike Brown with his hands up
— Bartholomew Johnson (@Gypsy7714) March 17, 2015
But is Capehart’s admission enough? Not really, as this point isn’t being talked about enough:
Media people like @CapehartJ willingly perpetrated #HandsUpDontShoot lie without knowing facts. Reckless. They burned #Ferguson.
— Not Sure (@DaCount6) March 17, 2015
Exactly. It’s one thing for Capehart to admit he was wrong, but there’s no acknowledgment of the damage his rhetoric did to Ferguson and the entire country. Nor is there any discussion on what Capehart and the other lefty talking heads will do differently next time to prevent a similar rush-to-judgement from dividing the country.
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