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Inside the NYPD's Attempt To Build Community Trust Through Twitter (backchannel.com)
mirandakatz writes: When the NYPD rolled out its Twitter presence a couple years back, it didn't go so smoothly: the @NYPDNews account tweeted a request: 'Do you have a photo with a member of the NYPD? Tweet us & tag it #myNYPD,' and by midnight the same day, more than 70,000 people had responded decrying police brutality. At Backchannel, Susan Crawford looks at the department's attempt to use Twitter to rebuild community trust, noting that while the NYPD has a long ways to go, any opening up of communication is an improvement on the traditionally tight-lipped culture.
They're currently reaching about 10% of the city's population, tweeting pictures of "wanted" suspects and sharing information on recent criminal activity, as the police commissioner describes shifting their mindset from "warrior" to guardian.
They're currently reaching about 10% of the city's population, tweeting pictures of "wanted" suspects and sharing information on recent criminal activity, as the police commissioner describes shifting their mindset from "warrior" to guardian.
It would be easier to trust them if they'd just wear the damn body cameras.
You haven't been paying attention at all. This has been going on since African Americans were granted rights as people.
A good Red foxx joke I saw from the 70s citcom Sanford and son.
Lamont: "Pop, did you know heart disease is the #1 killer of black men"
Fred: "Really? I thought it was cops."
That was in the 70s and African Americans all over America still feel the same way. It's sad, but it's true. And it's going to take a long time to earn back that trust. Especially given that cops are still killing unarmed black men at an alarming rate.