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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: 2) by Anal Pumpernickel on Thursday August 04 2016, @05:53AM
So what? Even if he did have a real gun, why did the cops pull up right next to him and immediately shoot him? There was no time to comply. If they're trained--and they supposedly are--pulling up quite close to someone you believe has a gun and startling them probably isn't a good idea.
Cops will simply kill people if there's even the slightest risk of danger, and that is simply insane.
(Score: 4, Informative) by hemocyanin on Thursday August 04 2016, @07:45AM
This is an interesting contrast to how skin color in an open carry state affects police response:
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/racial-profiling-issue-check-difference-black-man-white-man-open-carry-ar-15-legally/ [thefreethoughtproject.com]
(Score: 2) by Zz9zZ on Thursday August 04 2016, @07:43PM
I think it is worse than this, I think there are a few psychopaths in every city who actively search for situations where they can murder someone. Hell, some dumbshits join the military so they can kill "some goddamn *insert racial slur here*"
~Tilting at windmills~