CBS Philly reporter Alexandria Hoff was on the ground covering the Philadelphia shooting when she witnessed something she called a ‘major moment of disappointment’ at the scene.
I mentioned this at 10 and since I was harassed during that live shot, I’ll mention it here too. A major moment of disappointment this evening was watching a crowd of people taunt police officers, laughing and yelling at them in the midst of the gunfire. #PhiladelphiaShooting
Gosh, we’re super shocked by this behavior considering how hard Democrats like Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris have been working to make sure the police are treated with respect and dignity in this country.
I should add – 98% of people here on scene were respectful and concerned. That moment was just such a startling thing to see in the middle of something so chaotic.
Palm Springs, California. CBS affiliate KESQ-TV’s Kris Long is currently unemployed because he decided to pen a “common sense” response to the Kavanaugh uncorroborated allegations chaos.
In a since-deleted post, Long announced that, according to the new standards, he “couldn’t get elected dog catcher!”
“Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is now having to answer for his actions as a 17 year old!” wrote Long (full text below). “I have absolutely no problem with the Metoo movement. In fact, I would offer that it is long overdue. Far too many women have been subjected to mistreatment for far too long by men with the power to control their lives and paychecks. I have absolutely no sympathy for the increasingly long list of well-known names who have fallen from grace because they thought with their little head and not their big one.”
However, you are beyond dreaming if you think 17 year old boys are not going to misbehave from time to time as they begin to attempt relationships with the opposite sex. That is just the way we animals are made! Now, that certainly does not in any way mean that a 17 year old should be allowed to force himself on a young girl. That illegal act is reprehensible at 17, 37, or 77. But to allow someone to accuse a fellow teenager of some lesser miscreant behavior from some four decades ago is, I feel, a real stretch.”
He was then forced to resign his position and released this statement:
“I want to thank those who have offered support and apologize again for any I may have offended. I hope to return to the news business in the future. I wish I hadn’t written (the post) because it’s caused me a lot of headache. This is a sensitive and controversial subject and I apologize for any offense that this has caused.”
