Surprise: CBS's Defends Judge for Giving Bible to Convicted Murderer

[See NewsBusters for more.] In a surprising move, CBS This Morning on Tuesday defended a judge in Texas who gave a Bible to convicted murderer Amber Guyger. Judge Tammy Kemp last week made the dramatic gesture after the brother of the man the police officer shot called on Guyger to turn her life over to Jesus. CBS’s Vladimir Duthiers highlighted the complaints of atheist organizations: “There is a religious group Freedom From Religion Foundation group. It’s a secular group that challenges religious displays in government.” But liberal co-host Gayle King lept to the defense of Judge Kemp: “She's getting slammed for being human. I actually don't understand the controversy. She hugged Amber Guyger after the trial was over, not during the trial, not before the trial.” King continued, “She said, 'She didn't have a Bible.' She was just trying to show compassion. I don’t know why that's a wrong thing.”