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LovingA2andMI

(7,006 posts)
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 03:20 AM Dec 2014

CNN Tonight #ASKACOP Episode Evokes a Harsh Twitter Response

Before airing the latest 'CNN Tonight' installment the network requested users of the social media site Twitter pose questions for a panel of law enforcement officers for its self-entitled 'Cops Under Fire" segment.

Anger over the grand jury non-indictments of former New York City, NY resident Eric Garner, 18 year-old Mike Brown of Ferguson, MO and the shooting death of 12 year-old Tamir Rice boiled over as user's questions were mixed with strong sarcasm, outrage and disappointment in response to the recent incidents of police violence.

The hashtag #AskACop climbed to the top of the list of U.S. Twitter trends Tuesday night. CNN's Town Hall Style Panel included five officers who previously used deadly force on the job.

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CNN Tonight #ASKACOP Episode Evokes a Harsh Twitter Response (Original Post) LovingA2andMI Dec 2014 OP
These 'stunts' never end well. Are_grits_groceries Dec 2014 #1
aaand off I go to read the Twitter..... dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #2
Oh dear..they DID get rough on the Twitter: dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #3

Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)
1. These 'stunts' never end well.
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 03:34 AM
Dec 2014

Many companies and others have tried variations of this. The responses can be hilarious.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
3. Oh dear..they DID get rough on the Twitter:
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 08:48 AM
Dec 2014
Is it hard to drive a police cruiser with your Klan hood on?

Anonymous asked:
What if we traded paid leave for unpaid leave when a cop murders someone? Would you think twice before pulling the trigger?

and

why do you arrest people, with their only charge being “resisting arrest”? Don’t you have to have a reason to arrest first?
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