FOX is irresponsible and incompetent. They had plenty of time to cut away, especially while Shep said "Get off it!" about 20 times straight.
Umm Shep didn't start yelling until after they had cut away.
Yes. Unless you've been in a TV newsroom, and I have, it's hard to picture the dynamics. The reporter, in this case Shep, when he is commenting about a particular live event, is commenting on the picture as it unfolds and both he and the picture are delayed in the broadcast. The on air person does not control what gets bleeped, but the guy or gal on the board is well trained to bleep the unallowed word or cut away in case of a serious wardrobe malfunction or such as that. The reporter will at times be distracted from the screen to review incoming information on paper or on the teleprompter that he can report. There were no wardrobe concerns and no dialogue to be worried about, however, this had been going on for some time, and apparently neither were watching the action exactly when the unexpected suicide occurred, and with only a 5 second delay, the board guy apparently saw it and cut away just as Shep saw it and reacted, but it was just a second or two late to keep it from being aired. I know Shep wasn't watching at the precise time the sucide happened because there was nothing in his commentary about the gun being raised to the guy's temple and he would have certainly at that point have told the board to get off then. As it was, the gun was raised and the guy fell and then we see Shep saying several times, "Get off. . . ."
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