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Fox News host Shepard Smith said Friday that he was deeply sorry that his show, “Studio B with Shepard Smith,” accidentally broadcast a live suicide at the end of a high speed car chase in Arizona.
The chase, which came to a grisly end outside of Phoenix, went on for about an hour and the suspect eclipsed speeds of 110 mph. Police said he fired shots at them from the driver’s seat of a stolen Dodge Caliber before ultimately shooting himself.
Fox News was following the chase since it began, which Smith is known for doing — he once even wished for a car chase to keep viewers interested in the network’s analysis of the Supreme Court’s health care decision. But on Friday, Smith found himself apologizing.
Numerous media studies show that reporting on suicide and showing the uncensored act can increase suicidal tendencies in vulnerable individuals, and most professional news organizations have policies that prohibit use of overly graphic or gory images or video. Individuals who are contemplating suicide are urged to call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-TALK.
Originally posted by Blackmarketeer
Fox more than any other media outlet seems to revel in showing live car chases. Maybe it's pandering to that demographic of their viewers who also watch Nascar in the hopes of seeing a fiery crash?
Originally posted by DirtyLiberalHippie
I'm glad he didn't hurt anyone else ( As far as I know)...But it's just a shame to see something end like that...I wish he could have gotten help before it was too late.
Originally posted by HandyDandy
So we can say for about 95% of the prison population.
Originally posted by Blackmarketeer
Fox more than any other media outlet seems to revel in showing live car chases. Maybe it's pandering to that demographic of their viewers who also watch Nascar in the hopes of seeing a fiery crash?
Using the accidental airing of a mans suicide to get a politically motivated fox news "dig" in, is very distasteful IMO.
Originally posted by RealSpoke
Fox loves to air car chases, that has nothing to do with this dude killing himself.
Originally posted by DirtyLiberalHippie
All I can think of to say is...I feel bad for the guy. I wonder what was going on in his life where he felt suicide was hes best option...
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