NYPD Hashtag Sparks Backlash Against Police Across U.S.
 

NYPD Hashtag Sparks Backlash Against Police Across U.S.
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The New York City Police Department asked folks to tweet some photos of regular people interacting with ******rs with the hashtag #myNYPD on Tuesday as part of a new means of communicating with the public. The Twitter public heeded the request, but **t in the way the police department intended.

Instead, many users posted a cascade of images of perceived NYPD brutality. The outrage has since spilled over to the Albuquerque Police Department, the*Los Angeles Police Department and others across the United States (Warning: some of the photos are graphic).

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