The St. Louis Post-Dispatch was quick to share any details they could find… along with the livestream of the officer’s final moments.

On Sunday night, I lost my cool and called them out:

Now forgive me while I lose my cool.

What the hell is wrong with people? An officer was just shot in front of you. You’re not trying to help. You’re not doing everything in your power to help. You’re not sitting there holding his hand and praying for him. You’re not on the phone with dispatch giving them every detail you can.

You’re livestreaming it on FACEBOOK.

And in the rush to have the greatest story on the internet, a local media outlet shares the link to that video with zero consideration for the officer or his family.

We’ve had dozens of videos removed by Facebook over the past couple of years because Facebook determined they were “too graphic”. They were officers sharing stories about how they’d been shot or stabbed in the line of duty.

Yet the death of an officer is streamed on Facebook live… and this isn’t a problem.

This isn’t just irresponsible journalism. This isn’t just a thoughtless person. This isn’t just a Facebook problem.

This is the shredding of the moral fiber of America. This is the destruction of our soul as a country. This is the loss of our identity as a nation. What the hell has become of us when views on Facebook matter more than the life of a man and the hearts of his family?

Shame on you, St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Shame on the woman who streamed this on Facebook.