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ariesgem

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Tue Apr 22, 2014, 08:46 PM Apr 2014

NYPD Twitter #myNYPD Campaign Goes Horribly Wrong - WHAT WERE THEY THINKING??!!

New York City – The NYPD News tweeted earlier today that they wanted people to share their photos of themselves with NYPD. They asked people to use the hashtag #myNYPD. They hoped to have a lot of smiling faces showing the nice side of the NYPD. However, it did not take long before the feed filled up with images and videos of police brutality.

Read more: http://benswann.com/nypd-twitter-mynypd-campaign-goes-horribly-wrong/#ixzz2zfK8knCr





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NYPD Twitter #myNYPD Campaign Goes Horribly Wrong - WHAT WERE THEY THINKING??!! (Original Post) ariesgem Apr 2014 OP
LOL..the idea spread, to #myLAPD dixiegrrrrl Apr 2014 #1
Love these: dixiegrrrrl Apr 2014 #2

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
1. LOL..the idea spread, to #myLAPD
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 09:52 PM
Apr 2014

and the LAPD pics are rolling in!!!!

I love the PEOPLE POWER!!!!!!!!!!


dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
2. Love these:
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 10:12 PM
Apr 2014

"Only 2 things can explain #myNYPD: 1) A complete lack of understanding of social media.
2) A complete lack of understanding of police abuse."

Occupy Congress ‏@OCongress 2h
"You know you live in a police state when every 3 seconds a new #NYPD police brutality photo is being tweeted."

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