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user-inactivated · 3897 days ago · link · · parent · post: NYPD tweets request for photos of officers, Twitter responds with deluge of police brutality
Naturally. But the response doesn't really do it for me either. In my opinion publicly mocking the police accomplishes about as much as the original police brutality does. Sure, they were asking for it with the hashtag. And sure, the NYPD is not exactly famous for its kindness and egalitarianism. But I'm entirely sure there are a lot of really brave people in that organization who put their lives on the line sometimes, and feebly mocking them on twitter is just sad. The whole thing is sad all around. I may as well for full disclosure admit that I think twitter is the dumbest trend of the 21st century, too.