Unfortunately, CNN News anchor Don Lemon has succeeded in angering loads of Twitter users once again over comments made during a live broadcast in Ferguson.
Following the grand jury announcement that Officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted for shooting and killing 18-year-old Michael Brown, Don was present outside of the Ferguson police department reporting on the reactions from Ferguson residents and supporters. While in the middle of reporting back to Anderson Cooper, Lemon shared details about the chaos that erupted in the streets. Aside from describing things that could clearly be seen or heard by TV viewers, such as gunfire erupting in the streets and angry protesters jumping on top of cars, Lemon described something that many people believed was unnecessary to mention.
"Obviously, there is the smell of marijuana in the air," Lemon said.
Loads of people, even Russell Simmons, responded to Lemon's mention of marijuana aromas filling the streets. Since that is one of the five senses that cannot be picked up by TV cameras, many people felt as though it was something that Lemon didn't need to mention, and only painted even more of an ugly picture of the people protesting. Don has not commented on the backlash he's been receiving for his reporting.
Check out Don's "marijuana" comments and Twitter reactions above.
Source: Twitter
