#myNYPD Backfires As Twitter Users Share Photos of Police Brutality

[Jesus Malverde]

Following in the successful footprints of #McDStories and #ILoveWalgreens, the New York Police Department created a hashtag to commemorate our love for New York’s finest:

Do you have a photo w/ a member of the NYPD? Tweet us & tag it #myNYPD. It may be featured on our Facebook. http://t.co/mE2c3oSmm6—

NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 22, 2014

That’s when things went horribly wrong. The Twitter community has been running with #MyNYPD for the past few hours, taking the liberty to share their own endearing photos:

Read More: http://betabeat.com/2014/04/mynypd-backfires-as-twitter-users-share-photos-of-police-brutality/

[RobertEarl]

1. Ahhhh... free speech, what a concept.

Long live the free internet!!

[Jesus Malverde]

5. The world has changed in ways the establishment cannot control it.

Exciting times...nt

[The Wizard]

12. the Supreme Court

says free speech is the same as money. Therefore speech isn't free as money has a definite value making it the opposite of free.
I hope that clears it up.

[RobertEarl]

32. Well.... maybe

What scotus claimed is that spending money should be seen as free speech.

Money is merely a tool of society, backed only by faith.

The internet is a tool of free speech. The more free it is the better it can be. Limiting the internet would kill our opportunities to become a better democracy where everyone has equal power. Here we see a powerful org -- the police, having to share on a more equal footing a tool of free speech. Everyone will benefit form such communications and openness.

[msanthrope]

13. Speech is free. It is not without consequences, however. I think all cops should be fitted with

monitoring equipment.

[Jesus Malverde]

35. I think that might restore the sense of "Public Servants"..nt

[msanthrope]

36. It is advantageous to the officer, and to the public. Being a decent cop is hard work, and there

should be protections for those who do their jobs competently. It should be a check on behavior, but also a way to ensure that police are not falsely accused.

We give the police great deference. That means they owe us a good job.

[Jesus Malverde]

2. #myNYPD

[uppityperson]

22. dog cpr, chiropractic adjustments and massage. How sweet of nypd!

[NJCher]

3. sigh

Don't these people read?

Don't these people have the ability to think things through?

It doesn't take a genius to see what could happen here.


Cher

[KeepItReal]

4. "The #MyNYPD Hashtag Is Not Going So Well for the Police" (PICS)

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/04/mynypd-hashtag-promptly-hijacked.html

The official @NYPDnews Twitter account made an attempt at social media outreach today only to get promptly torn to shreds by users resisting the PR push. Hijacked hashtags are a common Twitter phenomenon, but tend to be played more for giggles ("trolling," some call it) than to make a coherent political statement. With #myNYPD, however, a harsh pattern emerged right away.

It's safe to say none of these will be making the Facebook page:








Here's the Twitter Link: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23myNYPD&src=hash

[WillyT]

6. HUGE K & R !!!

[MrScorpio]

7. Yay, cops!

They're the best!

[DeSwiss]

8. K&R

http://www.policebrutality.info/

[AAO]

17. That was one of the more shocking photos to me. Poor dog.

[butterfly77]

9. K&R..

[RainDog]

10. k&r n/t

[gvstn]

11. Pigs!

[AAO]

18. If that isn't profiling I don't know what is!

[RoccoR5955]

34. I have that one hanging in my cubicle

with a thought bubble over the dog stating, "You know it's a Police State when they start searching dogs."

[Heathen57]

14. Seems NYC and

several other police agencies are competing for the most brutal department. And I blame the "War on Drugs" with the police going from a service organization to a para-military group who thinks they have a duty to subdue the citizenry for the dictators in business.

[VScott]

15. I must admit, I'm 100% Twitter ignorant (by choice)

but that is just fucking awesome!

[Jesus Malverde]

29. Twitter does have it's awesome moments.

Its good for trending/breaking news and these moments.

[AAO]

16. So sad, but at the same time... sick as hell.

[Sherman A1]

19. Well,

That plan worked out well........

[Agschmid]

20. Kick.

[uppityperson]

21. the captions that people write with the pictures are too good. k&r

[Enthusiast]

23. Kicked and recommended!

[catnhatnh]

24. It's all fun and games...

...until it's your child.<a href=".html" target="_blank"><img src="" border="0" alt=" photo benarreststill_zps5dda7976.jpg"/></a>

[Jesus Malverde]

25. Morning update

Homeless man Having a seizure, SHOOT THE DOG


Since 911..


Tickets for everyone


Real cops


Truth In Advertising


It's an old tradition


Dead because he is black


Just in case, run him over


Ladies First
:large

Anger Management - I completed the course


But But I'm one of you

[L0oniX]

27. ^^^this^^^

[Jesus Malverde]

28. My Favorite!

Amazing..

[ctsnowman]

26. Excellent!

[Hoppy]

30. They forgot to include photos of officer, Tony Baloney.

He, of the Occupy Wall Street fame.

[Go Vols]

31. K&R

[Joe Shlabotnik]

33. K&R