«The beating of the police officer is an act of vandalism—something appalling. But I wanted to see if the others were “horrible” too, but I haven’t seen them since yesterday—I only see them online, I don’t see them on TV. I didn’t see the appalling hunt for “rats”—people. You turned them into “Of Mice and Men” (editor’s note: a reference to John Steinbeck’s seminal work of the same title). They chased them through the alleys, broke into a store, dragged a man out, and beat him to a pulp. They beat up women. People were shouting from their balconies,» he said on the morning news program SKAI η Liana Kanelli, Member of Parliament for the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). «Do you have the courage to “play” with the expression?»What was that?« asked Ms. Kanelli. »I’ll take the blame,« she continued, “of the group of police officers, who are shouting, “Let’s go, let’s f*** them up, let’s kill them!”. ». Because I watched the video, and I take responsibility for what I say.".
«Tell us what you think and let us do our job,» the reporter retorted, «We don't allow that on the show … We won’t let you talk like that! … We don’t care what the video says … you’re not allowed to talk like that; you’re a member of Congress. »Take it back and apologize," the reporter retorted, visibly annoyed..
«Should I apologize for the quotation marks that aren’t used in speech? Did I actually say that phrase? Should I apologize for repeating it? I apologize for repeating it,» Ms. Kanelli said, clearly sarcastically. And she added immediately afterward that «You can't play cop and robber with the people», before the reporters «cut her off on the air.» Apparently, it's not appropriate for anyone to speak as if they were a special officer of the Hellenic Police on SKAI TV…
What—if it weren’t so tragic for the media—would simply be laughable in this particular case is that, at the beginning of the discussion, the reporter tries to «respond» to what Ms. Kanelli says about «line» regarding Since this morning, the channels have been broadcasting reports of organized incidents by the official opposition, which is a «horrible slander against the people» as he points out, highlighting the presence of PAME, the unions, the construction workers, and the healthcare workers. «Everyone is speaking, Ms. Kanelli; no one is silencing you,» said the reporter, who cut her off on the air shortly afterward.«...
As expected, a wave of posts and comments on social media followed regarding the new «gem» of «objective journalism.»
Ms. Kanelli, reporting is prohibited here; today we'll play however we want.#Nea_Smyrna #skai_xeftiles pic.twitter.com/hXLw423zs6
— . (@a13x____) March 10, 2021
SKAI, just like YENED! – They cut Kanelli off on air the moment she mentioned the video «We’ll kill you, we’ll f*** you up» featuring the Hellenic Police hooligans!https://t.co/7mKWFVXXzb
— ELLINOFRENEIA (@Ellinofreneia) March 10, 2021
Unprecedented attack and censorship against KKE MP L. Kanelli in #skai_xeftiles because he dared to speak out about the inhumane, frenzied attacks carried out by police officers against civilians last night.
The regime's propaganda has gone off the rails
They don't even keep up appearances #ND_Huda pic.twitter.com/izFvBqtD7A- Marka1 (@Marka149133376) March 10, 2021
