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11. On the other side of extreme FTP

Sat Dec 20, 2014, 08:54 PM

Dec 2014

Is extreme right wing "noise" that has been spamming protest info twitter feeds - posting stuff like the Scarface movie scene shooting up "communists" and tags of #policelivesmatter. There is so much of this vile gunk that it is hard for people who don't subscribe to Twitter (and thus can't block them) to sort through and get info about where protests are being held and such.

The matter has been polarized by the police - especially in the cities where the flashpoint incidents occurred like NY - taking a "you don't appreciate us for doing our jobs" approach instead of listening and making an effort to repair relations with the community.

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/12/18/13000-sign-petition-urging-san-jose-police-to-oust-officer-for-controversial-tweets-about-protesters-sjpd-officer-phillip-white-chief-larry-esquivel-icantbreathe-blacklivesmatter-twitter/

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Racist, anti-black and pro-police factions are out to discredit the anti-abuse movement [View all] MrScorpio Dec 2014 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author YarnAddict Dec 2014 #1

There's a lot of them doing that right here, mrScorpio. n/t Feral Child Dec 2014 #2

Just think how FOX and Limbaugh will exploit this tragedy napkinz Dec 2014 #3

Fox is in full pro-cop, anti-abuse movement drive at this very second MrScorpio Dec 2014 #4

it exploits itself maced666 Dec 2014 #6

Its not ENTIRELY about peace and justice philosslayer Dec 2014 #5

I didn't say they were representative of the entire movement philosslayer Dec 2014 #8

Of course philosslayer Dec 2014 #13

The problem isn't simply that police have committed "crimes" MrScorpio Dec 2014 #17

I am philosslayer Dec 2014 #18

I get the feeling this OP was in part ohheckyeah Dec 2014 #27

On the other side of extreme FTP daredtowork Dec 2014 #11

So on a day when two police officers were executed... philosslayer Dec 2014 #12

I'm saying the NYPD could have taken more steps to tone it down, yes. daredtowork Dec 2014 #15

So we can never "blame the victim" philosslayer Dec 2014 #16

Keeeeeeeeep on trying to twist it daredtowork Dec 2014 #20

So, to follow your logic, and reasoning philosslayer Dec 2014 #23

Neither had weeks have civil actions and public calls addressed to them daredtowork Dec 2014 #25

I think both you and philosslayer need to slow your roll a bit here . . . markpkessinger Dec 2014 #29

I agree daredtowork Dec 2014 #30

Horror at both types of atrocities are not mutually exclusive .... etherealtruth Dec 2014 #9

+ 1,000,000 KMOD Dec 2014 #24

This is bad enough to be the new Benghazi daredtowork Dec 2014 #26

Damn Skippy nt MrScorpio Dec 2014 #28

Ding ding we have a winner malaise Dec 2014 #14

Of course they are. ismnotwasm Dec 2014 #21