{"id":2512283,"date":"2025-11-19T10:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-and-60-minutes-get-slammed-for-exploiting-parents-of-school-shooting-victims-in-upcoming-segment\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T10:37:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:37:06","slug":"cbs-and-60-minutes-get-slammed-for-exploiting-parents-of-school-shooting-victims-in-upcoming-segment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-and-60-minutes-get-slammed-for-exploiting-parents-of-school-shooting-victims-in-upcoming-segment\/","title":{"rendered":"CBS and &#8217;60 Minutes&#8217; Get Slammed for Exploiting Parents of School Shooting Victims in Upcoming Segment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcbs-and-60-minutes-get-slammed-for-exploiting-parents-of-school-shooting-victims-in-upcoming-segment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2512283&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article criticizes CBS News and &#8220;60 Minutes&#8221; for producing a special segment that features interviews with parents of children killed in school shootings and shows the empty bedrooms left behind, framing it as part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >left-wing anti-gun campaign<\/a>. The piece highlights Anderson Cooper&#8217;s interview with the family of Hallie Scruggs, a 9-year-old victim of a school shooting in Nashville in 2023. While acknowledging the emotional impact and grief shown, the article argues that CBS&#8217;s intent is not to memorialize the children but to push an anti-Second Amendment agenda. It contrasts this with the network&#8217;s lack of coverage on children killed consequently of crimes by illegal immigrants, citing several tragic cases that would challenge the network&#8217;s political views. Social media users quoted in the article accuse CBS of selective storytelling and activism disguised as journalism, accusing the network of ignoring victims that do not fit its narrative. The article concludes by suggesting that CBS should cancel the special out of decency.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>CBS News and &ldquo;60 Minutes&rdquo; intend to use dead children as a tool in their leftist anti-gun crusade while ignoring countless slain victims that run counter to their narrative.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the &ldquo;60 Minutes&rdquo; account on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X posted a preview of their upcoming special, featuring Anderson Cooper interviewing parents and filming inside the bedrooms of children killed in school shootings who never came home.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper, mentioning the team behind this project, explained, &ldquo;They visited the empty rooms left behind by children killed in school shootings.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The trailer features Cooper speaking to the parents of Hallie Scruggs, a 9-year-old girl killed at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2023 by a leftist &ldquo;transgender&rdquo; individual.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All these physical things are tangible ways of reminding me she was real, she was here. She lived with us,&rdquo; Jada Scruggs told Cooper from her late daughter&rsquo;s room.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Next week, 60 Minutes reports on a project imagined by CBS News&rsquo; Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp. They visited the bedrooms of children killed in school shootings to see what was left behind. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mEN4CWeXMW\">https:\/\/t.co\/mEN4CWeXMW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Hk8eOJ0Sp\">pic.twitter.com\/0Hk8eOJ0Sp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/60Minutes\/status\/1990234980916556034?\">November 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is a heartbreaking moment, as anyone with an ounce of empathy can identify with the grief and sorrow these parents have felt and are still feeling.<\/p>\n<p>That said, CBS and &ldquo;60 Minutes&rdquo; aren&rsquo;t here to memorialize these children and help those families cope with the loss of their little ones. This segment is just leftist propaganda that exploits children to promote an anti-Second Amendment agenda.<\/p>\n<p>If the network really cared about innocent children taken from their parents too soon, there is unfortunately no shortage of them as a consequence of illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>One X user was quick to point this out, noting children like Mora Gretey, Jocelyn Nungaray, and Ivory Smith have been lost.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Next do the bedrooms of Joycelyn Nungaray, Ivy Smith, and Mora Gerety. See what they left behind after illegal immigrants killed them. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5mNAILr1e4\">pic.twitter.com\/5mNAILr1e4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RantyAmyCurtis\/status\/1990406434924748804?\">November 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gretey was killed last week by an illegal immigrant driving a pickup truck in Boise, Idaho, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/amy-curtis\/2025\/11\/17\/8-year-old-girl-killed-by-illegal-in-idaho-n2666547\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Townhall.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nungaray was sexually assaulted and killed in North Texas in June 2024. Two illegal immigrants from Venezuela were charged with her death, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/24\/us-news\/jocelyn-nungaray-murder-suspect-gets-10m-bond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported in June 2024.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/drunk-immigrant-killed-7-year-old-months-released-ice-detainer?msockid=3031e98ed77467320848ffd3d6146670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox reported<\/a> that Smith was killed by another illegal immigrant from Venezuela who was drunk driving in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Their parents miss them and think about them every day. They are also heartbroken. The difference being this would run counter to the left&rsquo;s insane stance on immigration &mdash; essentially advocating for an open border &mdash; if these stories were covered.<\/p>\n<p>Another user noted the real message behind the special.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The only _ and entire _ purpose of a story like this is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/optics-senate-judiciary-republicans-sat-on-atf-nominee-racism-charges-for-nearly-two-months-records-show\/\" title=\"\u2018Optics\u2019: Senate Judiciary Republicans Sat On ATF Nominee Racism Charges For Nearly Two Months, Records Show\">anti-gun advocacy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ActivismNotJournalism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ActivismNotJournalism<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Moss (@_MikeMoss) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MikeMoss\/status\/1990414249651208291?\">November 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The only _ and entire _ purpose of a story like this is anti-gun advocacy,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>A third user replied that audiences already knew why CBS chose these parents, rather than the families of the aforementioned girls and countless others.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why not choose children killed by illegal aliens? We know why.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JAG (@Drum747) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Drum747\/status\/1990403821877473611?\">November 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why not choose children killed by illegal aliens? 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