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    Fox News Time Delay Screws Up And Shows Man Shooting Himself on TV

    I didn't see it but a friend of mine called me right after this happened saying he was watching this and of course they won't replay it. My friend said he saw the chase going on for least for 20-30 minutes from the time he tuned in but wasn't sure how long it was going on.

    http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/...de-136961.html

    Fox's Shep Smith apologizes for airing footage of man shooting himself
    By MACKENZIE WEINGER |
    9/28/12 3:52 PM EDT

    Fox News’s Shepherd Smith on Friday apologized after his program showed a man shooting himself in the head on live TV.

    Fox’s “Studio B” had been following a speeding car in Arizona during the 3pm hour when the driver pulled over onto a dirt road and exited the car. The man then ran down a dirt path before pulling out a gun and shooting himself in the head. “Studio B” cut the feed and went to Smith, who then said “get off, get off, get off, get off it, get off, get off it, get off it” until the program cut to commercial.

    After the break, Smith immediately addressed what happened.

    “Some explaining to do: while we were taking that car chase and showing it to you live, when the guy pulled over and got out of the video we went on delay. So that’s why I didn't talk for about ten seconds. we created a five-second delay as if you were to bleep back your DVR five seconds, that’s what we did with the picture we were showing you so that we would see in the studio what was happening five seconds before you did, so if anything went horribly wrong, we’d be able to cut away from it without subjecting you to it,” Smith explained.

    “And we really messed up. And we're all very sorry. That didn't belong on TV. We took every precaution we knew how to take to keep that from being on TV. And I personally apologize to you that happened,” he said.

    “Sometimes we see a lot of things we don't let get to you because it is not time appropriate, it is insensitive, it is just wrong. And that was wrong. And that won't happen again on my watch. And I'm sorry. We will update you on what happened with that guy and how that went down tonight on the Fox Report. I’m sorry," he said before moving onto another segment.

    Fox News has not yet responded to a request for comment.

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    Isn't this pretty much what everyone tuning in hopes to see? Not specifically this necessarily, but some sort of sudden ending.

    The fact it was Fox News means nothing here. Could have been anyone. Had to happen sooner or later.

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    I didn't really look around for the clip only saw parts ABC News Posted that cuts out a few seconds before he puts the gun to his head.

    They still have the FCC to worry about and are trying to be sensitive to all viewers but yeah if you were watching and it really bothered you once you saw the gun in his hand you could easily look away or turn the channel.

    Here is a longer clip:

    Last edited by BeerAndPoker; 09-28-2012 at 12:45 PM.

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    Why do we need to be censored from life? I'm a grown ass man. Let me decide what I can or can't watch. If you don't want to see something like that, don't watch a car chase on live tv.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anal_Hershiser View Post
    Why do we need to be censored from life? I'm a grown ass man. Let me decide what I can or can't watch. If you don't want to see something like that, don't watch a car chase on live tv.
    I agree censorship sucks and chases are likely to not end well but it's just the rules they have on television to not get graphical but they have no problem talking about murders on the news 24/7.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BeerAndPoker View Post

    They still have the FCC to worry about
    Really? It's syndicated basic cable, I thought they were regulated by advertising dollars and the cable carriers themselves, not the fcc.

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    Both youtube vids are down.


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    Quote Originally Posted by vegas1369 View Post
    Both youtube vids are down.

    You aren't missing much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crowe Diddly View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by BeerAndPoker View Post

    They still have the FCC to worry about
    Really? It's syndicated basic cable, I thought they were regulated by advertising dollars and the cable carriers themselves, not the fcc.
    Maybe it's not the FCC but their are regulations somewhere. They have nothing to worry about and even if they got a small fine it's nothing to them as big as Fox News Is.

    Alright here is one version of the shorter clip I just yanked off youtube before it goes down:

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/yizuxv

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    Goddamit both videos removed from youtube already.

    Why apologise for showing the guy shooting himself? Nobody asked him to shoot himself it was his own choice. Shit happens.
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    Just go to youtube and search "Foxnews suicide" and filter it by upload date.

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    Here is the longer version with some southern guy talking.


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    If the guy slams into a concrete bridge and kills himself do they apologise for that?

    Stupid fucks do stupid things. Their stupidity should be broadcast as a warning to other stupid fucks, and for the delecatation of those that subscribe to the Darwin awards.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BeerAndPoker View Post

    Maybe it's not the FCC but their are regulations somewhere.
    What regulations? Any cable channel could theoretically show hardcore pornography any time of day. Like Crowe wrote, their restrictions are self imposed for business reasons.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DirtyB View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by BeerAndPoker View Post

    Maybe it's not the FCC but their are regulations somewhere.
    It was ALL Geroge W Bush's fault. I am very smart by the way and my wife is pleasently thick

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