Police had woman’s Facebook deactivated during standoff
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Police had woman’s Facebook deactivated during standoff
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#2This is going to get upvoted because of the title, I really hope that people read the actual article before posting. The worst part is that this women put her children in extreme danger and had a history of instigating police and threatening extreme violence through social media.
Furthermore others on social media actively encouraged her violence which directly led to her death and serious injury to her children. It reminds me most of the school shooting in Oregon where the attacker was actively encouraged on internet forums to commit the act. Though like in that incident I think this women would have acted the same regardless.
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#3This seems entirely appropriate. It would be consistent with the practice of news outlets sometimes not showing an ongoing police operation live.
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#4This is going to get upvoted because of the title, I really hope that people read the actual article before posting. The worst part is that this women put her children in extreme danger and had a history of instigating police and threatening extreme violence through social media. Furthermore others on social media actively encouraged her violence which directly led to her death and serious injury to her children. It…
I would advise avoiding commenting on how people vote. It is never interesting compared to just watching what happens.
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#5This seems entirely appropriate. It would be consistent with the practice of news outlets sometimes not showing an ongoing police operation live.
Agreed - why would social media be treated any differently than disconnecting phone lines or mobile phones during standoffs and negotiations?
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#6This is going to get upvoted because of the title, I really hope that people read the actual article before posting. The worst part is that this women put her children in extreme danger and had a history of instigating police and threatening extreme violence through social media. Furthermore others on social media actively encouraged her violence which directly led to her death and serious injury to her children. It…
An alternate explanation is a woman was protecting her child from a threat --real, perceived or otherwise. Poor choice? Probably. But I think you've only explored one side of the story and a lot more information has become available in the last 12 hours.
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#7Tragic and unfortunate, all around.
I wonder what FB's policy on this will be going forward. In many ways, these livestreams are a public good and provide transparency and additional accountability in these situations. If people elect to stream them, it seems wrong to shut it down. On the other hand, perhaps there is a public good in not showing an ongoing live police operation?
I think I'd lean toward not agreeing to shutdown such streams, unless perhaps it's a hostage situation or terror event of some kind. (Getting into squishy definitions there, I'm sure, which is why I qualify it provisionally.)
As to this particular incident... I wish the deceased hadn't resisted. It seems in this case the police exercised much more caution and restraint than has been the case in many other recent examples of shootings. And I think one thing generally stands: if you threaten to kill a police officer and especially if you do so while holding a weapon (or certainly pointing it at them), you're likely to be shot.
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#8Considering her followers were encouraging her to not give in to police demands, this was entirely justified.
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#9>“She was intelligent, strong, determined, beautiful. She was a dedicated mother, an awesome friend. She was determined to enlighten people. There’s not enough accolades I can give her,”
A mother determined to endanger the life of her son in a firefight with police. Though it seems it may not have been her fault that she turned out that way. Quite sad.
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#10This seems entirely appropriate. It would be consistent with the practice of news outlets sometimes not showing an ongoing police operation live.
What is the rationale for news outlets not showing an ongoing police operation? Is it so that the suspects / perpetrators can't use the external information against the police? If so, does that rationale applicable when it is the suspect / perpetrator broadcast their own available information?
I don't know the background for these policies, so asking the first question non-rhetorically.