I saw it posted on other social media and did just parrot what I read
But upon further examination I found this quote which is not definitive but they are asserting a very easily disprovable claim which makes me side with the victims as I would assume that the police would try and get the video of the shoplifting out if they had it
“Wiley denied police claims that her friend was shoplifting, and said the purchase of baby diapers was likely caught on camera in the self-checkout. She added she had not been charged by police.”
Exactly the kind of thing I was searching for but hadn’t managed to find from over 10 different articles. You’d think going through that many places, both national coverage, and local… that quote would be way more common. Especially with current police sentiment.
Some articles mentioned no one had been charged with any crimes… but none of them included anything directly refuting the shoplifting claim itself.
Just goes to show how massively important it is to find multiple sources. Even when you go out of your way to do so, you still only get whatever part of the picture they bothered to tell you. Did the reporter not even investigate enough to get that info even though it seems like the most obvious thing to check on first? Whether the initial shoplifting claim that started all of this was even valid? Did they have that info, but left it out on purpose?
I saw it posted on other social media and did just parrot what I read
But upon further examination I found this quote which is not definitive but they are asserting a very easily disprovable claim which makes me side with the victims as I would assume that the police would try and get the video of the shoplifting out if they had it
“Wiley denied police claims that her friend was shoplifting, and said the purchase of baby diapers was likely caught on camera in the self-checkout. She added she had not been charged by police.”
https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2026/06/17/mississippi-mother-speaks-after-mississippi-police-officer-shoots-1-year-old-kohen-wiley/90593788007/
https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/local/kohen-wiley-senatobia-shooting-mother/522-67b5ce4a-ed9c-4d0e-b4e8-10e54d2717a7
Exactly the kind of thing I was searching for but hadn’t managed to find from over 10 different articles. You’d think going through that many places, both national coverage, and local… that quote would be way more common. Especially with current police sentiment.
Some articles mentioned no one had been charged with any crimes… but none of them included anything directly refuting the shoplifting claim itself.
Just goes to show how massively important it is to find multiple sources. Even when you go out of your way to do so, you still only get whatever part of the picture they bothered to tell you. Did the reporter not even investigate enough to get that info even though it seems like the most obvious thing to check on first? Whether the initial shoplifting claim that started all of this was even valid? Did they have that info, but left it out on purpose?