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: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 04 2016, @04:55PM
So did they shoot at the autistic guy because his toy truck didn't have an orange tip?
Not "They", If you use "they" then "they" can hide behind the blue shield. Put a name to it, and make him accountable.
In this case the trigger happy asshat is Jonathan Aledda. A man whose psych evaluation noted a lack of tolerance: Possible characteristics include judgmental; argumentative; critical; challenging; rigid; stubborn [wsvn.com].
Also notable is the assistant police chief did not want to hire Aledda, but was overruled.