Why was A&E's Live PD Pulled from Air? Maybe to Save Face from Filming a Death in Custody

Jun 09, 2020 08:51


Body camera footage of a black man's arrest in Austin, Texas, where he says "I can't breathe" multiple times is under investigation. https://t.co/ZVgrqjHpjW
- CNN (@CNN) June 9, 2020
OP will not be posting any video regarding this incident (the video is linked at the second source, so please be cautious) - but it is important to note how the ( Read more... )

television - a&e, activism / protest, race / racism

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saturdaysinbed June 9 2020, 16:18:47 UTC
hearst & disney need to force them to turn over the video now.

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fried_twinkie June 9 2020, 18:16:25 UTC
The impression I got while working at A+E is that both Hearst and Disney wish they didn't own A+E lol

They probably like the money but they want nothing to do with management and hate hate hate if any A+E programming eclipses their stuff.

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saturdaysinbed June 9 2020, 22:58:52 UTC
lmfaooo I cannot say I blame them a single bit. if they don't surrender the video it's the perfect excuse to cut off their funding.

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fried_twinkie June 9 2020, 23:05:06 UTC
True story: in a company wide town hall at my office location (there are maybe 4 just in the US?) a guy asked “what does the roll out of Disney+ mean for our streaming model plans? Are they going to air A+E content on Disney +?” And the VP’s answer was just like ummm, Disney hasn’t said anything about that lol

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analievelyn June 9 2020, 16:24:46 UTC
thanks so much for the post, OP! I had not yet heard this.

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caitiecait June 9 2020, 16:29:05 UTC
Abolish the police and cancel copaganda

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babarsuhail June 9 2020, 16:29:06 UTC
ACAB

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bellwetherr June 9 2020, 16:29:41 UTC
jesus christ

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