CNN was slammed for using the word “accident” in a tweet reporting on the killing of an Uber Eats driver that was reportedly carried out by two teenage girls.
“This is called homicide. The man was killed during the commission of a violent crime,” former New York Police Department Commissioner Bernard Kerik tweeted.
This is called homicide. The man was killed during the commission of a violent crime. https://t.co/UgKApIEAKH
— Bernard B. Kerik (@BernardKerik) March 28, 2021
His tweet was in response to a CNN post reading, “Police said the girls, 13 and 15, assaulted an Uber Eats driver with a Taser while carjacking him, which led to an accident in which he was fatally injured.”
Police said the girls, 13 and 15, assaulted an Uber Eats driver with a Taser while carjacking him, which led to an accident in which he was fatally injured. https://t.co/N6RpLoTu8x
— CNN (@CNN) March 27, 2021
The tweet was reporting on two teenage girls who were charged with felony murder and armed carjacking over the death of an Uber Eats driver last week in Washington, D.C.
TEENAGE GIRLS CHARGED WITH FELONY MURDER AND ARMED CARJACKING AFTER DEATH OF UBER EATS DRIVER
Mohammad Anwar, who was originally from Pakistan, died Tuesday after a rollover crash. The 13- and 16-year-old girls are accused of attempting to steal Anwar’s car and tasering him.
“He was a hardworking immigrant who came to the U.S. in 2014 to build a better life for himself and his family,” Anwar’s family said in a statement. “The loss for his family is immeasurable.”
A video of the killing also went viral on social media, showing two girls involved and the driver lying on the sidewalk after the car flipped.
Others echoed Kerik, slamming CNN’s use of the word “accident.”
Which “led to an accident?” Really bad headline CNN. These two girls KILLED the driver, a beloved 66 year old immigrant from Pakistan. Terrible. https://t.co/LOS9WWWrM5
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) March 28, 2021
They killed him. His name was Mohammed Anwar. https://t.co/MjAerOqqAf
— Khaled Beydoun (@KhaledBeydoun) March 28, 2021
If the carjackers that murdered Mohammad Anwar were white, CNN and friends would be all over this story. No matter the race of the assailants, this story matters. https://t.co/1oWzRF9F7t
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) March 28, 2021
So dishonest of @cnn This man was murdered and you won’t “report” that because it’s not part of the leftist narrative you push. Disgraceful https://t.co/cLiiDeNJoz
— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) March 28, 2021
Interesting spin @CNN . “Which led to an accident which he was fatally injured” is not a synonym for Murder. https://t.co/bwwRB6O5pq
— Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) March 28, 2021
CNN should make a public apology for tweeting this out. https://t.co/vuHbkwiTzE
— Ned Ryun (@nedryun) March 28, 2021
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CNN did not immediately respond to the Washington Examiner’s request for comment on the pushback.
