CNN anchor Rosemary Church has been feeling the wrath of social media after she suggested “water cannons” should be used on the protesters in Ferguson, Mo., and the look on Errol Barnett’s face was priceless.
Church was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, so maybe she doesn’t know much about the old-school police tactics used on black people during the civil rights movement.
Nevertheless, the twitter reactions were swift:
When @rosemaryCNN suggested using water cannons in #Ferguson, @ErrolCNN looked at her like: pic.twitter.com/YvUN7o4qNs
— Eric Haywood (@Eric_Haywood) August 19, 2014
Is this what u had n mind @rosemaryCNN?This what grandpa showed u?Are they doing it right? #TeachtheBabies #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/UrRYPrXJcH
— Nig-ella Lawson (@JanvierNoir) August 19, 2014
She said why not use a 'water cannon' like they were having a Super Soaker war. You mean this @rosemaryCNN? pic.twitter.com/I7eRYqdqAT
— Deola (@DeolaCola) August 19, 2014
“only gotta hold on 40 seconds til commercial” RT @fivefifths: "Think about the paycheck dog" pic.twitter.com/4mijMCtcNJ
— Bomani Jones (@bomani_jones) August 19, 2014