A white TV news reporter in New Jersey has been suspended for discussing the inner-city’s “anti-cop mentality” following the shooting of a Jersey City police officer and will not return to the station.
On Monday, News 12 New Jersey suspended Sean Bergin without pay. He was also told that after his suspension his assignments would be cut to one per week and Bergin declined to stay with the station.
On Sunday, Bergin reported on the fatal shooting of 23-year-old rookie Jersey City cop Melvin Santiago who was gunned down by 27-year-old Lawrence Campbell.
Campbell’s widow told Bergin that her husband should have killed more cops.
In his report on the story, Bergin dug deeper than most news stations ever care to, saying, “It’s important to shine a light on this anti-cop mentality that has so contaminated America’s inner cities. The underlying cause of all of this, of course, young black men growing up without fathers.”
Following the report and Bergin’s suspension, News 12 released a statement saying, “It is News 12’s policy that reporters must be objective and not state personal opinions on-air.”
Bergin has no regrets, however.
“If I had to do it over again, I would do the exact same thing,” Bergin said. “I broke the rules. I knew I was breaking the rules. But sometimes you have to break the rules to do the right thing.”
Bergin says the media needs to focus more on these issues rather than ignore them.
“Replacing husbands and fathers with government checks created this mess and that’s why liberal media refuse to look at it,” Bergin wrote on his Facebook page.
On Monday, News 12 New Jersey suspended Sean Bergin without pay. He was also told that after his suspension his assignments would be cut to one per week and Bergin declined to stay with the station.
On Sunday, Bergin reported on the fatal shooting of 23-year-old rookie Jersey City cop Melvin Santiago who was gunned down by 27-year-old Lawrence Campbell.
Campbell’s widow told Bergin that her husband should have killed more cops.
In his report on the story, Bergin dug deeper than most news stations ever care to, saying, “It’s important to shine a light on this anti-cop mentality that has so contaminated America’s inner cities. The underlying cause of all of this, of course, young black men growing up without fathers.”
Bergin has no regrets, however.
“If I had to do it over again, I would do the exact same thing,” Bergin said. “I broke the rules. I knew I was breaking the rules. But sometimes you have to break the rules to do the right thing.”
Bergin says the media needs to focus more on these issues rather than ignore them.
“Replacing husbands and fathers with government checks created this mess and that’s why liberal media refuse to look at it,” Bergin wrote on his Facebook page.
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