SO MUCH FOR ANOTHER MSM NARRATIVE

The Washington Post reported today that the D.C. chief medical examiner has ruled that Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick suffered two strokes and died of natural causes the day after he took part in defending the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots.

Medical examiner Francisco J. Diaz, in an interview with the Post, said that Sicknick’s autopsy did not find any evidence that the 42-year-old officer suffered an allergic reaction to the chemical substance, which Diaz said would have caused Sicknick’s throat to seize.

Diaz also said there were no indications of internal or external injuries.

No MSM naming of the killer of Ashli Babbit. Crickets?

Once again, more proof that journalism has just become fictitious story telling with an agenda.

Where's the proof? The media didn't pull the accusations out of thin air.

From the Washing Post story:

In the days after the riot, police and a Justice Department official attributed Sicknick’s death to his efforts to contain the riot.

Diaz’s ruling does not mean Sicknick was not assaulted or that the violent events at the Capitol did not contribute to his death. The medical examiner noted Sicknick was among the officers who engaged the mob and said “all that transpired played a role in his condition.”

The Capitol Police said in its statement that the ruling “does not change the fact Officer Brian Sicknick died in the line of duty, courageously defending Congress and the Capitol.” The agency said it will “never forget Officer Sicknick’s bravery, nor the bravery of any officer on January 6, who risked their lives to defend our democracy.”

Nearly 140 officers were assaulted, authorities said, facing some rioters armed with ax handles, bats, metal batons, wooden poles, hockey sticks and other weapons. Two officers involved in the melee committed suicide after the attack on the Capitol.

www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safe...1a127d146_story.html

Remember when the media reported that his skull had been smashed by a fire extinguisher? Didn't happen.

Blame his fellow officers for claiming that and the video of a rioter tossing a fire extinguisher at the police line.

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Sicknick, 42, a 12-year veteran of the force, died on January 7 after being injured the day before while “physically engaging with protestors” during the insurrection at the Capitol, according to Capitol Police. Three sources close to the department told WUSA9 Sicknick was struck in the head with a fire extinguisher.

The extinguisher that Mr. Sanford allegedly threw is separate from the one that killed Officer Brian Sicknick, who was also struck in the head with a fire extinguisher during the unrest and died from his wounds, officials said.

One of the officers who was hit, William Young, was evaluated at a hospital and cleared to return to duty, the charging document said.

www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-impeachme...jjabJi3k3h0KAkxYDoWY

Again, they didn't pull those reports out of thin air.

Speaking of MSM narratives...

Being skeptical of sources is a journalist’s job — but it doesn’t always happen when those sources are the police

The death of 13-year-old Adam Toledo might well have made international headlines on March 29, 2021 — the day he was shot and killed by a police officer — had the emerging narrative been different.

Instead, early news reports of the incident relied on a police statement which said Toledo died in an “armed confrontation.” An image of a gun recovered at the scene was also released. During a bond hearing for the man who had been with Toledo when the chase began, prosecutors said a gun was in Toledo’s hand when police shot him dead.

Body camera footage released a full two weeks later now casts doubt on the accuracy of that narrative. A short video clip shows a chase which ends with Toledo turning his body toward the officer, arms raised. There is no gun is his hands when the shot is fired.

The Cook County state’s attorney’s office has since said the prosecutor “failed to fully inform himself” before speaking. Others go further, saying the prosecutor lied.

Either way, the body camera footage shifted the narrative.

As a scholar who researches media coverage of police and protests, I believe Toledo’s death exposes a blind spot in journalism: a tendency to go with the “police said” narrative without outwardly questioning if it is right.

www.niemanlab.org/2021/04/being-skeptica...rces-are-the-police/

Until the WaPo actually names the sources, I will continue to believe that they make up their postings out of whole cloth.

Possible but is it probable?
"The medical examiner noted Sicknick was among the officers who engaged the mob and said “all that transpired played a role in his condition.”

The initial info originated with a news release by Capitol Police, release the day of his death.

www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases...gue-brian-d-sicknick

I would refer you to the following article: hardly a right wing outlet.

news.yahoo.com/times-corrects-record-off...knick-204024018.html

Reporters who do not corroborate information but rather regurgitate press releases are not those that I find credible.

ramage wrote: I would refer you to the following article: hardly a right wing outlet.

news.yahoo.com/times-corrects-record-off...knick-204024018.html

The "article" is an opinion piece reprinted from the National Review and is clearly labeled as such. So yes, it is a "right wing outlet." That you missed this important point on the origin of the story is disconcerting to me.

But I really got a kick out of the usual right-wings outlets claiming the "New York Times quietly updated its story."