BACKFIRE: NYPD Asks "Fans" to Upload Photos With Cops, flooded with these images of abuse instead [View all]

[Liberal_in_LA]

This week’s social-media fail goes to the New York Police Department, where someone dreamed up a would-be public-relations campaign and asked Twitter users to submit photos of themselves with police officers.

If you’re a sentient being who isn’t drinking whatever is in the water over at the N.Y.P.D., you know where this is going: scores of Twitter users have sent in photos of the department’s use of force, against protesters, journalists, and even dogs.

How did they not see this coming? Considering their reputation and track record, whoever runs the Twitter account should've known what they were opening themselves up to: an aggregate of concentrated failure. Pandora's box came flying open for all of the world to see, and people are taking the carnage and running with it like DeSean Jackson against the Giants.

The Twitter account has been dormant for over an hour, meaning they're probably trying to figure out how to deal with this. For the moment, silence seems to be the best option.


















http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2014/04/mynypd-hashtag-photos-fail

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nypd-twitter-campaign-mynypd-backfires-article-1.1765159#ixzz2zfGr4GwE

http://www.complex.com/city-guide/2014/04/the-most-horrific-mynypd-images-on-twitter?utm_campaign=complexmag+socialflow+04+2014&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/04/22/well-the-mynypd-hashtag-sure-backfired-quickly/