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WillParkinson

(16,862 posts)
Fri Sep 28, 2012, 08:30 PM Sep 2012

Fox News airs suicide on live TV

Fox News Airs Suicide On Live TV

Today Fox News inadvertently aired a suicide during a live broadcast when the suspect in a police chase the network was following jumped from his vehicle and shot himself in the head. Moments later host Shepard Smith issued a profuse apology, which is below.

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2012/09/fox-news-airs-suicide-on-live-tv.html

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Fox News airs suicide on live TV (Original Post) WillParkinson Sep 2012 OP
I don't think it's a big deal. FiveGoodMen Sep 2012 #1
Roger Ailes must be giddy with delight. no_hypocrisy Sep 2012 #2

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)
1. I don't think it's a big deal.
Fri Sep 28, 2012, 08:35 PM
Sep 2012

We see all kinds of fake violence on TV all the time.

So a real one slipped in.

Put it this way: Imagine the world we'd be living in if this was the worst thing Fox had done.

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