EXPOSED: CNN Caught Editing Keith Scott Shooting Video
A pro-Police group has accused CNN of deceptively editing the Charlotte shooting video, where police shot Keith Scott. Hat tip to our friends at The Daily Wire.
Yes, as shocking as it sounds to accuse CNN of doing such a thing (see CAUGHT: CNN Forced to Apologize For Doctoring Violent Milwaukee Video), let's take a look. First, what CNN aired...
Second, the unedited footage...
Looks like a deceptive edit to me. CNN removed the clips where the police constantly yelled for Scott to "DROP THE GUN!"
"The editing was clearly intended to give viewers the impression that Scott wasn't armed. By intentionally excluding information to promote the false narrative that the officer-involved shooting of Keith Scott was unjustified, CNN directly contributed towards inciting violence and destruction in the Charlotte riots. Innocent citizens were hurt during the Charlotte riots, but editing like this also incites violence against police officers long after the riots are over."
This is what conservatives and anyone who cares about facts are up against (see RED-HANDED: Katie Couric Caught Editing Video to Push Anti-Gun Lies… and CENSORED: White House Edits Video of French President Saying ‘Islamist Terrorism’). The media will never let facts get in the way of their narrative unless they get called out.
To recap:
- Media reports that Keith Scott was holding a book. Police say he was holding a gun.
- Police release a video that clearly has the officers yelling multiple times "Drop the gun!"
- CNN edits out the officers yelling "Drop the gun!"
To the average person who works and raises a family and doesn't have the time to fact check the media (because they assume it's the media's job to fact check themselves), they just hear "cops shoot black man holding book."
Liberals know this. They run with it. They reap the consequences of their actions with ratings as cities like Charlotte burn. Media like CNN, with this editing trick, helped Black Lives Matter push the false narrative that cops are shooting unarmed black men. But no. Not so much, as this video shows.
And this is why we fight back.
