Remove Harry Houck's Racist Rhetoric from CNN Permanently

The Issue

Harry Houck is your go-to law enforcement 'analyst' for all cases regarding police violence in America. He has, without exception, turned every national tragedy into a rally against people of color by condemning the victims from Trayvon Martin to Tamir Rice to Sandra Bland to Philando Castile. When he shares the panel with voices that offer opposition to his narrow perspective he disrespects both the panelists and the voices they represent by interrupting and dismissing their perspectives. His rhetoric is toxic and belongs on the Fox cable channel with the word 'news' in its title.

When you espouse a centrist and unbiased platform but offer only hate and vitriol meant to mirror Fox, you are asking Americans to lower themselves and any discourse that would come from reporting found on your network. The very least among us already watch Fox. If you are trying to appeal to their audience, you are not journalists. As such, we demand more of you. If you refuse to oust the racist voices from your network, we will refuse to watch. 

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The Issue

Harry Houck is your go-to law enforcement 'analyst' for all cases regarding police violence in America. He has, without exception, turned every national tragedy into a rally against people of color by condemning the victims from Trayvon Martin to Tamir Rice to Sandra Bland to Philando Castile. When he shares the panel with voices that offer opposition to his narrow perspective he disrespects both the panelists and the voices they represent by interrupting and dismissing their perspectives. His rhetoric is toxic and belongs on the Fox cable channel with the word 'news' in its title.

When you espouse a centrist and unbiased platform but offer only hate and vitriol meant to mirror Fox, you are asking Americans to lower themselves and any discourse that would come from reporting found on your network. The very least among us already watch Fox. If you are trying to appeal to their audience, you are not journalists. As such, we demand more of you. If you refuse to oust the racist voices from your network, we will refuse to watch. 

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CNN President Jeff Zucker
CNN President Jeff Zucker

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