Jemele Hill comes so close to condemning the shooting of two LA County deputies but she ultimately just can't help herself

Two L.A. County deputies were shot over the weekend in what appeared to be an ambush.

'“I want to make a challenge…to LeBron James': LA Sheriff Villanueva says Lakers star, social activist should 'step up' and help double reward to find gunman who shot deputies https://t.co/F9i5jm3uBr

— CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) September 15, 2020

More from CBS Los Angeles:

Sheriff Alex Villanueva is challenging Lakers star LeBron James to contribute to efforts to find the gunman who shot two Los Angeles County deputies at point-blank range.

Villanueva made the challenge during an interview on a local radio show Monday.

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“I want to make a challenge…to LeBron James,” he said. “I want you to match that and double that reward because I know you care about law enforcement.

While we’re not sure what LeBron James has done to demonstrate that he “[cares] about law enforcement” — or why James specifically is being singled out — we feel pretty confident in saying that Jemele Hill’s take on Sheriff Villanueva’s request is not the best one:

606 lawsuits were filed against the LA police, with 539 against the LA County Sheriff’s Office. The county spent $81 M settling or litigating these lawsuits.

What happened to these officers was awful, but it’s funny how the police want everyone else to be accountable but them. https://t.co/nscmhTT5uB

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 15, 2020

OK …

Exactly!!!

— Kenny (@silverback85) September 15, 2020

This! A thousand times this!

— J. Blake Turner (@JBlakeTurner) September 15, 2020

pic.twitter.com/RmYGhAmBT2

— Annie (@harriedmonkey) September 15, 2020

Preach on!! pic.twitter.com/WiA8hcxaMb

— Alfonso Marquez (@realnerd02) September 15, 2020

Or maybe — and we’re just thinking out loud here — don’t preach on about this.

Everything before but…

— Universal Truth (@IScareTrolls) September 15, 2020

“What happened to these officers was awful, but…” https://t.co/1742HqZoh9

— Rando_Reborn (@Rando_reborn) September 15, 2020

What happened to these officers was awful, BUT …“

— Daddio (@MusingDave) September 15, 2020

“What happened was awful….BUT” now you’re using this. ?‍♂️

— \ chini (@jimpeppers) September 15, 2020

She’s using it.

This tweet would have been better had it ended at the word awful.

— Mark Hutton (@MarkHutton2) September 15, 2020

…What happened to these officers was awful. There. I fixed it for you.

— Georgi Watson (@GeorgiNoch) September 15, 2020

Those two officers didn't ambush themselves. Let's all keep that in mind. I like you Jamele. I support BLM and I want to see killer cops brought to justice. But there is no justification for shooting a like that one. I think you should step off of this one, Jamele.

— Red Clayton (@ImTheRealRedOne) September 15, 2020

I’m sorry, you lose so@much credibility when you post something like this. There is no “but” in this situation. We all have to be better than this

— Carl Coe (@CMCoe) September 15, 2020

Sadly, Jemele Hill is apparently incapable of being better than that.

What a disgusting take on the situation

— Calogero Anello (@Kendrick_Ferrar) September 15, 2020