*After watching video of the Columbia, S.C. student being arrested inside a Spring Valley High School classroom, some people saw a child being slammed backwards in her chair by a police officer and were immediately outraged, while others felt it was necessary to know what the girl had said or done pre-takedown before passing judgment on the officer.
Surprise – CNN host Don Lemon is part of the latter group, and was called out by a guest on his own show Monday night before falling victim to Twitter.
Former federal prosecutor and regular CNN analyst Sunny Hostin passionately informed Lemon that it’s not necessary to wait for “further information” before casting judgment on the officer, because the force he used to arrest the student was unnecessary.
Lemon said Hostin wasn’t in the room, so she should wait until she gets the whole story before drawing conclusions about the incident.
Watch her heated response below:
It didn’t take long for Twitter to weigh in on the exchange:
Seriously, is Don Lemon watching the same video(s) as everyone else? @VibeMagazine @SunnyHostin
— felicia jean (@felicianista) October 27, 2015
#CNN #DonLemon Don Lemon has been trying to justify violence against children since 4 p.m… .. he is remarkably detached from reality — david park (@daveparklvnv) October 27, 2015
Don Lemon needed facts over #SpringValleyAssault and @SunnyHostin sure gave them to him: https://t.co/UFVPjLmxuK pic.twitter.com/ffaQlFTEkh
— The Root (@TheRoot) October 27, 2015
.@SunnyHostin to @donlemon. pic.twitter.com/YJDBf0WCgh
— Charles Wade (@akacharleswade) October 27, 2015
Don Lemon destroyed by CNN legal analyst Sunny Hostin for pretending to be a journalist again: “Are you kidding me?” https://t.co/8D9DDJYv4u
— drmaggiesa (@drmaggiesa) October 27, 2015
Watching @donlemon coon ass argue with Sista @SunnyHostin like……… “Hold up, stop all the games…” pic.twitter.com/IrxDozkeDw
— Matthew Washington (@MONEYALWAYZ) October 27, 2015
Oh boy, Don Lemon is trending again https://t.co/zV06BoBGkN pic.twitter.com/dAtxloGT6c
— Kejan Haynes (@KejanHaynes) October 27, 2015
@SunnyHostin F that tell your good friend @donlemon he been a dumb ass saying dumb ish! Nobody needs to see more of nothing, It was wrong!
— D1 THE MC (@D1THEMC) October 27, 2015
I applaud @SunnyHostin for diffusing @donlemon ‘s need to justify the officer’s undue force… Nothing reported or recorded demanded that!
— Rachet Adjacent (@SoulRighter) October 27, 2015
WAIT. Sunny Hostin told Don Lemon about himself on live tv??!? THANK YOU, LORD!
— Krissy Brierre-Davis (@krissybri) October 27, 2015
@donlemon is the most pathetic excuse for a journalist! @CNN should be ashamed to employ him. Can @SunnyHostin please take his job! #shame
— J. Erickson (@JErickson85) October 27, 2015
don lemon is a college educated, professional, well paid black man … proving that none of those things nec means someone is progressive.
— #PettyPendergrass (@ashoncrawley) October 27, 2015
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