Media Comparison
Comments(1) | A man killed in a moped accident while being chased down by police leads to a trial against the D.C officers involved.
The Washington Post and WUSA9 covered the story of Karon Hylton-Brown’s death after hit by an SUV during a police chase. Sutton and Zabavsky were the officers involved in the chase and have been suspended from the force. Sutton and Zabavsky now face charges against them for allegedly conspiring to cover up their intentions.
The Washington Posts covers the tragic event itself. Hylton-Brown was being chased down due to riding his moped on a sidewalk with no helmet. Hylton-Brown faced head injuries that lead to his death 2 days later.
WUSA9 gets insight on Hylton-Brown’s mother. The mother claims that her son didn’t deserve this and goes on to say, “He wasn’t robbing and stealing and doing all that. No.”
They also cover the trial coming up in October and state that the officers could “[face] a life in prison”. This could be due in part to TWP evidence that the officers turned their body cameras off to discuss the incident and allows the SUV driver to go.
This is news because in the past couple of years we have seen a lot of debate on police brutality. Ever since George Floyd’s death people are opting to hold police officers accountable for their actions. There continues to be a lot of debate on situations similar to Karon’s.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/10/25/trial-police-fatal-reckless-chase/
The video seems to be gone now. I’m going to guess it didn’t focus closely on the trial. Video isn’t going to do that well. But it can personalize the story of the people involved. It can tell each side of the story and how the boy’s death affected everyone.
The police seem to be presenting a weak case.