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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCNN Starts #askacop hashtag on twitter. Hilarity ensues.
Seriously, I know they're not the most media savvy folks out there, but any organization of any size doing stuff like this should know that their intent will get hijacked (and often by the right people).
Check out the tag timeline here https://twitter.com/hashtag/askacop
Article: http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/12/cnn-ask-a-cop
What are your highlights from it?
#AskACop Will you be undergoing more training on how to murder innocent black people, I hear there are some still alive? @CNN
#AskACop why become a cop in a Black neighborhood if you're afraid of Black people? I'm afraid of ghosts, so you see me being a Ghostbuster?
#AskACop Why are so many people "committing suicide" with their arms cuffed behind their back after apprehension?
im worried about my son. i caught him growing a mustache & being racist. im worried hes becoming a cop. how can i stop it #AskACop
#AskACop why should I be obligated to respect you as a social worker when you actively discriminate against most of my clients?
I want to make cookies. Do I have to use a food processor to chop the nuts, or can I just shoot them 31 times with a handgun? #AskACop
with the climate of social media #AskACop might as well be #AskATerrorist
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)Howler
(4,225 posts)Man! There are some really brilliant tweets!!!
hatrack
(59,583 posts)DocMac
(1,628 posts)#AskACop What do you do with our weed after you steal it?
Iggo
(47,549 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)madamvlb
(495 posts)KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)Well done, CNN...well done.
NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)OH GOD
I'M DYING
EDIT: AND THIS ONE
Blue_Adept
(6,399 posts)underpants
(182,769 posts)Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)Love the Dunkin Donuts reference...
OldRedneck
(1,397 posts)Did you become a cop because you made C- grades in high school and only the PD would hire you?
ohheckyeah
(9,314 posts)whereisjustice
(2,941 posts)Elijah Daniel ?@aguywithnolife 2h2 hours ago
when dunkin donuts accidentally gives u a black coffee do u have the urge to shoot it too or no #AskACop
avebury
(10,952 posts)#Askacop I have a math question: if 1 Black man has zero guns, zero knives and 2 hands, how many bullets does it take to disarm him?
#AskACop When impounding dogs, are you rougher on the black labs than the golden retrievers?
White kids who shoot up schools and businesses don't scare you, just unarmed Black people right? #AskACop
#AskACop Why do you guys like to dress up like the bad guys in video games
How do restrain yourself from shooting your own tires, boots and belts since they're all black too? @CNN #AskACop
#AskACop Given that you're a greater and more immediate threat to my safety than the Taliban, why is it wrong to kill you?
Not so funny:
handcuffed w/ my hands behind my back how could I shoot myself in the chest&commit suicide? #VictorWhiteIII #AskACop
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)Unknown Beatle
(2,672 posts)?So a black guy, an asian guy & a white guy walk into a bar. How many times do u shoot the black guy? #AskACop @CNN
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niyad
(113,259 posts)HappyMe
(20,277 posts)CNN had to know that this would happen.
Blue_Adept
(6,399 posts)Can't see nothing out of that.
progressoid
(49,978 posts)HappyMe
(20,277 posts)Make that Blitzer guy do it.
DinahMoeHum
(21,783 posts)#AskACop How many squad cars does it take to pull over a little old black church lady?
Rozlee
(2,529 posts)Initech
(100,063 posts)DinahMoeHum
(21,783 posts)n/t