NYPD Twitter campaign implodes, flooded with photos of police abuse

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Published time: April 22, 2014

Just before 2pm EDT, the New York City Police Department called via Twitter for photos of citizens with its officers. Almost immediately the campaign #myNYPD seemed to backfire, as users flooded the hashtag with photos decrying alleged police brutality.

Full Article : http://rt.com/usa/154120-nypd-hashtag-twitter-police/

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NYPD Twitter campaign backfires in a big way

By Dana Ford, CNN
updated 6:11 AM EDT, Wed April 23, 2014
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/22/tech/nypd-twitter-fail/

(CNN) -- It's hard to imagine how the campaign could have gone more wrong from the perspective of police.

The New York City Police Department on Tuesday asked folks on Twitter to post photos with its officers, using the hashtag #myNYPD.

The response was swift -- and overwhelmingly negative.

Hijacking the hashtag, users posted photographs that allege to show police brutality or misconduct.

"Free Massages from the #NYPD. What does YOUR Police Department offer?" tweeted @OccupyWallStNYC, which posted an image of officers holding a man, seemingly screaming, with his arms behind his back, on top of a car.

Full Article : http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/22/tech/nypd-twitter-fail/

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