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"If anyone knows who this bitch is throw his info under this tweet." - it's not just "tweeting a cop's photo"

by spinny 6y ago

klyrs 6y ago
True, it's not just a photo; it's also a request to identify a police officer, which has legitimate purposes. Unless you think that calling a police officer a bitch is a felony.
- tootahe45 6y ago
  It's usually a request to get their address, get their family members fired, etc. BLM people on Twitter are truly disgusting.
  - jonnydubowsky 6y ago
    What's the sample size of "BLM people" that you surveyed to come to this conclusion?
  - kwistzhaderach 6y ago
    “On twitter” is redundant
- MaximumYComb 6y ago
  Worded as such it does appear threatening. If someone tweeted that about me I would feel worried about my personal safety and that of my family. The law specifically states that placing a reasonable person in fear for their safety via online communications is a crime. If you're going to request personal information for a legitimate reason then you should word it in a non threatening manner.
  - op00to 6y ago
    You aren’t a public official. Police officers are. You’re entitled to privacy. Police officers on official duties are not.
  - stonogo 6y ago
    What is the threat?
  - kn0where 6y ago
    IRL, cops behave far more threateningly than calling someone a “bitch” on Twitter, and yet they don’t get charged.
- MrZongle2 6y ago
  "...it's also a request to identify a police officer, which has legitimate purposes." And given the context of calling a police officer a "bitch", do you think the requester was doing so to accurately file a complaint... or doing so in the hope that armed with the cop's identity, somebody would engage in harassment of that man and/or his family? Being charged with a felony for the tweet is absurd. But painting this as an innocent request for information is almost equally so.
  - klyrs 6y ago
    > And given the context of calling a police officer a "bitch", do you think the requester was doing so to accurately file a complaint... To be honest, I read that tweet as fairly ordinary use of vernacular and I wouldn't assume malicious intent.
op00to 6y ago
Make sure to note the publicly employed police officer was wearing a mask, which hides his identity.
djaque 6y ago
"Identify this public servant" isn't against the law. I for one want strong third party oversight of our police from the public and from journalists. Police should be identifiable and although they didn't phrase it very nicely, the request isn't illegal.

"If anyone knows who this bitch is throw his info under this tweet." - it's not just "tweeting a cop's photo"

by spinny 6y ago

"If anyone knows who this bitch is throw his info under this tweet." - it's not just "tweeting a cop's photo"

True, it's not just a photo; it's also a request to identify a police officer, which has legitimate purposes. Unless you think that calling a police officer a bitch is a felony.

tootahe45 6y ago
It's usually a request to get their address, get their family members fired, etc. BLM people on Twitter are truly disgusting.
- jonnydubowsky 6y ago
  What's the sample size of "BLM people" that you surveyed to come to this conclusion?
- kwistzhaderach 6y ago
  “On twitter” is redundant
MaximumYComb 6y ago
Worded as such it does appear threatening. If someone tweeted that about me I would feel worried about my personal safety and that of my family. The law specifically states that placing a reasonable person in fear for their safety via online communications is a crime. If you're going to request personal information for a legitimate reason then you should word it in a non threatening manner.
- op00to 6y ago
  You aren’t a public official. Police officers are. You’re entitled to privacy. Police officers on official duties are not.
- stonogo 6y ago
  What is the threat?
- kn0where 6y ago
  IRL, cops behave far more threateningly than calling someone a “bitch” on Twitter, and yet they don’t get charged.
MrZongle2 6y ago
"...it's also a request to identify a police officer, which has legitimate purposes." And given the context of calling a police officer a "bitch", do you think the requester was doing so to accurately file a complaint... or doing so in the hope that armed with the cop's identity, somebody would engage in harassment of that man and/or his family? Being charged with a felony for the tweet is absurd. But painting this as an innocent request for information is almost equally so.
- klyrs 6y ago
  > And given the context of calling a police officer a "bitch", do you think the requester was doing so to accurately file a complaint... To be honest, I read that tweet as fairly ordinary use of vernacular and I wouldn't assume malicious intent.

op00to 6y ago

Make sure to note the publicly employed police officer was wearing a mask, which hides his identity.

djaque 6y ago

"Identify this public servant" isn't against the law. I for one want strong third party oversight of our police from the public and from journalists. Police should be identifiable and although they didn't phrase it very nicely, the request isn't illegal.