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Facebook temporarily disabled the social media accounts of a woman who was posting video of her own standoff negotiations with the police:
Baltimore police shot and killed Korryn Gaines, a 23-year-old black woman, after an hourslong standoff on Monday — during which Facebook and Instagram, at police request, temporarily shut down Gaines' accounts. [...] Police Chief Jim Johnson says Gaines was posting video of the standoff to social media as it was unfolding, which prompted police to request the deactivation of her accounts. Gaines' Facebook page is now reactivated; it does not have any videos visible to the public. On Instagram, one video apparently recorded during the standoff remains. [...] A second video, now deleted, showed a police officer with a gun drawn at Gaines' door. Facebook and Instagram have not responded to NPR's requests for comment.
[...] "Gaines was posting video of the operation as it unfolded. Followers were encouraging her not to comply with negotiators' requests that she surrender peacefully," he said. "Clearly, you can see this was an exigent circumstance where life and serious injury were in jeopardy." After a short period of time, Facebook (which owns Instagram) complied and deactivated the accounts. No data was deleted, Johnson said. Police do not have the authority to directly deactivate a social media account, Johnson and the spokeswoman both said. Facebook decides whether to comply with such requests.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Eristone on Thursday August 04 2016, @02:46AM
Buzzard, you know there is a ton of history why black people get involved with cops far more often than white people.. and some of it boiled down to "we need someone to blame oh hey look there's a black guy grab him". There is also a ton of history of black people having adverse dealings with law enforcement. You have to remember, up until oh say.. 1965 or so, a black person drinking out of the wrong water fountain or sitting at the front of a bus and not moving seats would be a reason for law enforcement to get involved. The underlying attitude has carried on through..hell today. Yes, there are other reasons (social, economic, etc.) but the changes have been slow in coming as far as getting law enforcement to not immediately treat the black guy as a convicted criminal up front instead of the presumed innocence that should be given to every person. There's a Family Guy episode [youtube.com] that more or less points out that attitude. (Yeah, there are a lot of them but I picked just this one for the moment.)
(Score: 3, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday August 04 2016, @10:28AM
There may be reasons but there are no excuses.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Zz9zZ on Thursday August 04 2016, @07:40PM
Cuts both ways, no excuses for the men in blue.
~Tilting at windmills~
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday August 04 2016, @08:48PM
Indeed.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.