The Moneta Shootings, Part 2: What Did We Learned From This?

Less than twenty four hours ago, the newsroom at WDBJ TV (as well as the newsrooms at the other stations in Roanoke-Lynchburg market), were rocked at a live shooting of a news crew (and the local C&VB head who was shot and still in the hospital) by a former colleague of theirs. It seemed from several sources, he had poor performance and tempers, which I believe and therefore, #IStandwithWDBJ. Thanks to their GM for pointing this out. YouTube just pulled Bryce Williams-Flanagan's POV video he uploaded to twitter due to their 'shocking and disgusting content' policy. Also, check out these tweets:

Twitter suspended his account, moments after his apparent suicide after a chase which ended along I-66. I also read he had counseling during employment, but I'm certain that PED's, crack or meth might have ruined his career. If drugs ruined his career, he would've been suspended by all of his employers he have worked with in his career. He should've gone to jail after the temper tantrum he had in the newsroom, for disturbing the peace. Would've solved everything. Local enforcement fail. The bottom line was, he was a bully and abusive toward others. If you stood by Bryce here, you are a fucking moron. If Parker was a racist, how did she pose with and was friends with some in the African American community? Parker was also an intern to Deon Guillory while working at WHSV in Harrisburg, Virginia, and Deon said on his station's noon newscast yesterday good things about her in her time there. Not racist at all. Based on the resume he posted before the ambush, he seemed to have a good pedigree on camera, but in the newsroom and outside the campuses of the stations, seemed to be an asshole based upon what I have seen and heard.

In the end, the Moneta shooting took two young lives. A cameraman who was about to tie the knot in the coming months as his producer fiancee was to relocate to Charlotte, and a young reporter with local ties (she was from nearby Martinsville, where that bullring racetrack is located), who is trying to build up for the big markets. Both gone due to this vile piece of shit monster who worked with theset two, who chose to be an attention whore and just do this. It paid off for him very well, and he's going to hell. Still more to come.