On the January 30 edition of his prime-time show, Fox News host Jesse Watters accused NBC’s Law and Order SVU of “prioritiz[ing] social justice over actual justice” after an episode of the show acknowledged systemic inequities Black individuals face in the criminal justice system.

CitationFrom the January 30, 2024, edition of Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime 

While Watters admitted that he had “not seen many Law & Order episodes," he should probably start with finishing the episode his segment focused on.

Watters summarized the episode, explaining a rape victim was resiting testifying against her rapist because “the white lesbian rape victim is worried that her young Black rapist won't receive a fair trial because the criminal justice system is racist."

After the show’s protagonist Olivia Benson told the victim she thought not testifying was the “wrong thing for the right reason” and that the rapist deserved to be held accountable because “he saw a chance to victimize you and he took it,” the victim ultimately testified and the rapist was granted a plea deal. Watters’ audience wouldn’t know this, however, because he cut the clip off, and he failed to disclose the conclusion of the episode.