Before all the facts were confirmed, veteran CNN journalist Chris Cuomo fired off some tweets Monday morning implying police wrongdoing or negligence in the shooting of a homeless man that has been widely viewed in a viral Internet video.
“#LAPDShooting i say it comes down to facts, because it always doe:. what did cops suspect, why taze, taze effect, and if victim got gun???” the CNN anchor tweeted.
#LAPDShooting i say it comes down to facts, because it always doe:. what did cops suspect, why taze, taze effect, and if victim got gun???
— Chris Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) March 2, 2015
That tweet raised eyebrows and caused others to engage Cuomo is the propriety of his statements.
@ChrisCuomo Just do what your suppose to do and nobody gets hurt. #besmart
— Rex Cannon (@rex0901) March 2, 2015
.@rex0901 @gardenflower191 resisting arrest is a death sentence? #LAPDShooting. facts and training, esp w/ mentally ill
— Chris Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) March 2, 2015
That’s when your humble correspondent engaged with Mr. Cumo, and things got a little heated.
@ChrisCuomo @rex0901 @gardenflower191 Once upon a time reporters were unbiased and used facts.
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) March 2, 2015
@ChrisCuomo CMon Chris you are all but calling the cops guilty of a crime or negligence before we have any facts.
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) March 2, 2015
@ChrisCuomo You have a powerful perch. You can unintentionally incite riots and / or violence with your words. Be responsible.
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) March 2, 2015
@ChrisCuomo Said cops need better training / need to do what they are suppose to do – it insinuates wrongdoing. Again CMon CC you know.
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) March 2, 2015
@ChrisCuomo Average person can say what they want. In your position words must be chosen carefully.
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) March 2, 2015
@ChrisCuomo You say it comes down to facts. I agree. Lets wait. You aren’t. I wrote benign article on it blaming no one.
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) March 2, 2015
@CarmineSabia you said I was all but blaming. I am not. You right to call for responsibility but also practice it
— Chris Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) March 2, 2015
@CarmineSabia again, training with mental illness is an issue. Doesn’t mean this was unjustified by any stretch.
— Chris Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) March 2, 2015
@CarmineSabia it could. U r right. I am highlighting training as an aspect for analysis, along with motions toward gun, etc.
— Chris Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) March 2, 2015
“@CarmineSabia: @ChrisCuomo Tough to debate in 140 characters. Would love to talk.” No debate. U r right. Should err on side of caution.
— Chris Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) March 2, 2015
Conservative pundit Dana Loesch also weighed in.
Someone explain to @ChrisCuomo that “gotchas” don’t apply to quoting his Tweets in screenshot. Lame defense.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 2, 2015
Attn. Lamebrains: quoting your words is quoting YOU. Don’t know the difference? Then shut up.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 2, 2015
Things get said in the heat of the moment when emotions are high. But reporters like Cuomo, who present themselves as journalists reporting the facts of a case, should be more careful.
In the end, Cuomo acknowledged the need to err on the side of caution until all the facts of a case are presented.
I respect that. Viewers should, too.
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