CNN Reports Ferguson PD Officer Darren Wilson DID NOT Suffer a Fractured Eye Socket

[kpete]

Earlier this week, Fox News reported that Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who shot and killed 18-year-old unarmed Michael Brown, suffered a fractured eye socket following his confrontation with the teenager. The reporter, Hollie McKay, cited a “source close to the [police] department’s top brass” as providing that information to the network.

However, on CNN Thursday, Don Lemon reported that Wilson did not suffer a fractured or broken eye socket and was rather treated at the hospital for swelling around his face and eyes. Noting that that specific injury has not been reported by CNN, “but is making its way around other media organization,” Lemon cited a “source close to the investigation” who told CNN that Wilson’s x-rays came back negative for a fractured eye socket.

“That source says it is not true, at all, he did not have a torn eye socket,” Lemon said. “Unequivocally.”

Following Lemon’s report, Nancy Grace offered up her official position on the matter: “I really don’t know if we’re going to know what any of this is, or the truth of it, until it comes out in court.”

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnn-contradict-fox-sources-claiming-darren-wilson-had-fractured-eye-socket/

[Bluzmann57]

1. What?!

The cops and fox are lying?! Oh. Yeah. The rw desperately wants this to go away.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. It's more important for FOX to distort what happened to their viewing audience

than to worry about reality. This way, if by some miracle the cop does get arrested and charged, pretty much every FOX viewer will blame it on police-hating liberals who don't even want police to be able to defend themselves from savage attacks! (that never happened.)

They'll all simply remember that the poor, put-upon officer had his skull busted by the 'giant thug', and then got arrested for 'simply defending himself'.

[drray23]

3. not surprising

Its like the Trayvon martin case where suppositely zimmerman had his head bashed on the pavement. Come trial we find out that you needed magnifying glasses to see the scratches on his head.

[A Simple Game]

4. Nancy looked like she took a few hits to the face when

Don reported that Wilson wasn't hurt as badly as some were saying.

[catchnrelease]

5. Wow

She looks like she's been sucking on a pickle! What a sour face. I like how she has to make the point that SHE had the info about the 'scuffle' from the very beginning. yuck.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

6. ",...until it comes out in court."

What "court"?

They haven't even filed charges.

Besides,...court isn't ALWAYS about the truth and anyone who believes that is an idiot.

[intaglio]

7. k&r for vis