This past Tuesday, ten days after the December 13th shooting at Brown University, and on the same day that Brown placed its’ Police Chief Rodney Chatman on administrative leave, and the U.S. Department of Education announced an investigation into safety procedures at Brown, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley was interviewed on CNN, and was tossed softballs on the latest developments.
Smiley appeared on CNN News Central and could have been hit with legitimate, tough, probing questions and follow-ups on the shootings, and security at Brown, the news on Chief Chatman, as well as Smiley’s own performance during the aftermath of the shooting. But Host Erica Hill failed to provide much of what could have and should have been delivered. Even her lead-in into the interview fell short. “School officials say they have placed the campus Police Chief, Rodney Chatman, on administrative leave, effective immediately as the school reviews the response to the attack. Now, according to an announcement a former Providence, Rhode Island Police Chief will now lead a review into what happened…”
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