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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Thu Apr 24, 2014, 10:07 AM Apr 2014

Bratton On NYPD Twitter Backlash: We Won’t Quit Social Media

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Police Commissioner Bill Bratton admits he was caught off guard after a Twitter request by the NYPD backfired in a very public way, but said Wednesday he has no plans to abandon social media.

The NYPD asked Twitter users Tuesday to share pictures of them posing with police officers using the hashtag #MyNYPD.

The effort was put forward as Bratton tries to soften the department’s image following years of criticism over the stop-and-frisk policy, CBS 2?s Don Champion reported.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/04/23/nypd-looking-at-new-ways-to-communicate-after-twitter-request-backfires/

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