Arrr! CNN be changin' thar headline 'bout a Jewish protester takin' a tumble and bonkin' his noggin'!
2023-11-17
Avast ye mateys! On Thursday, CNN did be editin' a headline 'bout the nabbin' of a pro-Palestinian swashbuckler fer the demise of a Jewish landlubber named Paul Kessler. Arrr!
CNN faced backlash and changed their headline after reporting on the arrest made for the death of a Jewish man at a protest in Los Angeles. The Ventura County Sheriff's Department arrested Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji and charged him with involuntary manslaughter in relation to the death of Paul Kessler. According to investigators, Alnaji caused Kessler to fall and hit his head on the concrete, resulting in brain hemorrhaging and eventual death. Some witnesses claimed that Alnaji struck Kessler with his megaphone. Initially, CNN's headline stated that an arrest had been made in the death of a Jewish protester who fell and hit his head. However, the headline was later changed to include the reference to the Israel-Hamas war. This change followed online backlash and accusations of bias against CNN. Critics questioned why anyone would be arrested if Kessler's death was simply due to falling and hitting his head. Commentators, such as Amy Peikoff and Omri Ceren, expressed their skepticism towards the media's handling of the situation. The article also mentions that CNN had previously updated a headline regarding Kessler's death, reediting it to emphasize the interaction with a pro-Palestinian demonstrator. Kessler's autopsy confirmed that his cause of death was a blunt force head injury, and Alnaji is currently in custody with a bail set at $1,000,000.