Kansas city cops live tweet their harassment of a transgendered person
The Kansas City Police Department is apologizing for offensive tweets posted on
The Kansas City Police Department in Missouri is apologizing after posting tweets that targeted the transgender community this weekend.
The police department held a "tweet-along," the social media version of a ride-along, Friday night. The tweets gave their 58,000-plus followers a glimpse into the jobs and minds of department employees.
The officers stopped to talk to a female "possible prostitute" on Independence Avenue Friday night, according to Twitter. They asked her why she became a sex worker and suggested she instead try working at a nearby Sonic fast-food restaurant, which had a help wanted sign in the window.
The officers soon realized the woman was not what they had expected.
"Wait. That prostitute was, in fact, a man. Not doing anything against the law at present so they let him/her go," a tweet read.
Critics called out the officers for harassing transgender people and said it was not the first time.http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/kansas-city-police-apologize-anti-transgender-tweetalong-article-1.2052795
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