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Why did you it was appropriate to shame this potentially suicidal elderly man on national television? He has committed zero crimes and there's zero suggestion he's a threat to anyone else. Why did you treat him like a criminal on national television? What is your goal?
I'm livid. This man is potentially suicidal and NBC runs a story on the national news demonizing him despite him doing literally nothing criminal at all? How can a news outlet do something so irresponsible and so abhorrent? What is your justification, @miguelnbc?
@Miguelnbc Well, @miguelnbc blocked me. Here was the justification he gave for why @NBCNightlyNews decided to demonize a suicidal elderly man on national television for the offense of legally-owning guns. This is shameful behavior from a reporter at any outlet let alone one with NBC's reach 
@Miguelnbc @NBCNightlyNews It was ok for @NBCNightlynews to make an elderly man in the middle of a mental health emergency into a pariah on national television because they didn't name him. They showed his house and his neighborhood but they didn't name him so it's ok! Really ethical stuff.
@Miguelnbc @NBCNightlyNews This isn't misunderstanding how guns or gun laws work. This isn't editorializing some gun control bill. This is demonizing a suicidal man on national television for no reason other than he legally-owned guns. This is far worse than what we normally see.
@Miguelnbc @NBCNightlyNews @erikwemple I'm interested in your thoughts on this. Where is the news value here? If there is any at all, is it appropriate for NBC News to heavily imply he's some sort of threat to others despite zero evidence of that while also showing his home on national tv?
@Miguelnbc @NBCNightlyNews @ErikWemple It strikes me as WILDLY UNETHICAL to treat this man this way. I'm completely appalled by it.
