So, it turns out not to be true and the fairy at FOX said so, explained how it all came about and apologized
Why is FOX being castigated by FReepers ?
Apparently because subsequent events seem to have completely refuted that black girl’s claim and SS and Fox aired it all like it was verified fact.
I’d say because one of their reporters, who supposedly was hired to actually REPORT WHAT HE SAW, made a claim that he saw an officer shoot a person, and later had to admit that he wasn’t in a position to see anything, he just heard something.
That person should be suspended for a week without pay. He failed at a basic part of his job. He incited people, and he made his network look like idiots.
I think a suspension for Shep for saying the boy was killed might also be a good thing, but anything that got Shep off the air would be a good thing apparently.
A lot of people on this site don’t seem to think for themselves. They post these articles for no other reason than they need to be angry about something. True this reporter was an idiot, but if it were me the same thing could have easily happened. He jumped in without any facts because in this day and age that is the only kind of reporting there is. Broadcast first, get the facts sorted out later. Some of the posts written on freerepublic.com are done in the same fashion. Someone will hear something that they heard from a friend who heard it at the barber shop and they hop on their keyboard and post something that is not accurate.
Why doesn’t Fox News play the video of Freddie Gray standing straight up and turning around right before he gets in the van? They cut it right before he does just like all the other networks.