Camerawoman Fired for Tripping Syrian Refugees Running From Police

Twitter promptly crowned her with the "worst journalist of the year" award, which is special because Fox News anchors are also considered journalists.

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Today in asshole news, we meet a very rare type of asshole: the career nihilist. This type of person, as brilliantly depicted by the now-fired Hungarian camerawoman in the video above, is willing to lose absolutely everything they hold dear just for one profound moment of assholery.

The woman in the video, dubbed by noted Twitter experts as the "worst journalist of the year," tripped a Syrian refugee (holding his child) as they were running as fast as they possibly could away from police. Following the clip's predictable virality, the affiliated network quickly severed all ties:

So, on the long list of possible methods aimed at achieving true assholery, very little ranks higher than purposely tripping refugees just for the sheer hell of it. In fact, such behavior has warranted a crowdsourced Shame Wall for this particular camerawoman.

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