Posted on 05/26/2021 3:46:22 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
WCIA 3, a Champaign, Illinois-based CBS affiliate, apologized for running a story memorializing a man who killed Champaign police officer Chris Oberheim and wounded another.
“WCIA apologizes for the insensitivities with the story we aired about the family of Darion Lafayette,” said the network. “The situation in its entirety is tragic and it was our intent to provide an opportunity for his family to share their grief with the community. It is still an active investigation and we will continue to provide updates and follow developments as they become available.”
WCIA ran a story talking to the family of an individual who murdered a police officer and wounded another one. In the segment, WCIA included a picture of the cop-killer with angel wings.
“He is the most compassionate person you will ever meet in your life. If you ever knew him,” claimed the brother of the individual who killed Officer Chris Oberheim. The individual had three previous arrests for domestic violence involving three different women and a charge for drug possession.
Officer Oberheim was murdered while responding to a domestic disturbance call at 3:20 AM on Wednesday (5/19)
(Excerpt) Read more at rfangle.com ...
The rest of the story is that Officer Oberheim responded to a domestic disturbance. He was shot 3 times and killed before he could exit his squad. He never drew his weapon. His partner was wounded and the perp was eventually shot and killed.
The ONLY reason that WCIA apologized for running the story praising the dead perp, who had a long criminal record, was because a large group of advertisers pulled their commercial ads in protest. Advertisers from seed corn companies to banks and hospitals.
I will not post the offending photograph here.
My friend was in Monticello today and viewed Officer Oberheim's funeral procession. Somewhere around 150 LE vehicles were part of the cortege. American flags, BIG American flags lined both side of the route.
Years ago, I worked/lived in this market. I am so happy that the good folks of East Central Illinois remain the salt of the earth and in no way reflect the garbage that is Chicago.
I'm gonna have to disagree with you.
“He is the most compassionate person you will ever meet in your life. If you ever knew him,” claimed the brother of the individual who killed Officer Chris Oberheim. The individual had three previous arrests for domestic violence involving three different women and a charge for drug possession”
He sounds like a real jewel of a guy.
Friggin’ douchebags just can’t help themselves.
Knee jerk response, met by reality. The instinct the MSM has always had, is denial, then coverup with confronted with facts. Not possible here. So, they toss away local cred. I hope they suffer in the ratings, and more and more people realize that the MSM is predisposed to... FRAUD!
Darion? I’m assuming he was black. We have to set our White privilege aside and understand his culture. It’s ok to kill a cop if he tries to stop you from beating your ho. Violence is their culture.
The offensive picture is at the link. I just refuse to post it here.
You would be racist of you helped her.....
You would be racist of you helped her.....
SeeBS affiliate WCIA3 only referred to "insensitivities." WCIA3 didn't apologize for their lies and deceit.
Revoke WXIA3's FCC license.
Just, wow. I didn’t click because it wasn’t a recognized link. There is no explanation for that level of offense.
Sick, no?
Apologizing for apologizing in three....two.... one.....
College town. Full of snowflakes, I guess.
I assume the “compassionate” dude who killed the cop was black because if he was white, there would be no story. Just another dead white ex con killed while in the act of killing a cop. With a black dude, you can create the white cop escalates domestic dispute situation to deadly result false narrative imagery.
"We're sorry you were offended". In their opinion, the scumbag is a hero, and they were glorifying him as such.
Picture at link.
Revoke WCIA3’s FCC license.
Was the cop killer a “gentle giant”?
Typical pathology of a family member of a dead scumbag. He could’ve tortured and flayed a dog and they’d say “he was the biggest animal lover that you’d ever meet!”
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