Have you noticed that many articles about officer involved shootings (OIS) paint the officer in a negative light? An article by Calibre Press discussed an incident and how it accurately depicts media’s interpretation of OIS events.
In Phoenix in December 2023, officers attempted to apprehend a man waving a metal pipe walking in and out of traffic. 911 was called by a woman who claimed her boyfriend was stabbed by this same person. The man began to approach a strip mall with the pipe, and repeated attempts to get him to stop – including less lethal rounds – failed. The man ended up shot and died from his injuries.
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Local media covered the story, but their coverage failed to take note of the threatening motions made towards officers. This interpretation of the facts painted a narrative that the officer is the real “bad guy” here. The media did not take all sides of officer involved shootings into account. They often fail to report on the officer’s side of the story.
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