Fox Affiliate Apologizes for Editing Innocent Protesters to Sound Like Bloodthirsty Cop Killers
A Baltimore Fox station has apologized for what it calls "an honest misunderstanding."A Baltimore Fox station has apologized for what it calls “an honest misunderstanding.”
Gawker caught the broadcast Sunday, which cut a protester short, making her words difficult to understand. The actual chant was, “We won’t stop. We can’t stop. Till killer cops. Are in cell blocks.” But Fox45 reported that the woman, Tawanda Jones, leading the chant was saying, “We won’t stop. We can’t stop. So kill a cop!”
Below are videos of the unedited chant, the edited version and a follow-up interview with Jones.
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