This is Your Local News...

I got this email, along with the picture above and thought I would share it.

“For some reason, WLBT (Gray, Jackson, MS) thought it would be a good idea to feature a "serial killer" on their newscast as a gag. As the anchors discussed the upcoming Halloween events, a woman covered in blood and brandishing scissors stands awkwardly behind the anchors, starting at them with murderous intent (can't really blame her after being volunteered to do this on live television). Other costumed employees crept onto screen throughout the segment.

Not only are these kinds of a things a knock against journalistic credibility and contributing to that plummeting trust in news, but it's incredibly tone deaf considering that the market (Jackson, MS) is considered one of the top most dangerous cities in the US in homicides per capita. WLBT literally has an entire page of their website dedicated to violent crime in the capital city.”