Do you have a photo w/ a member of the NYPD? Tweet us & tag it #myNYPD. It may be featured on our Facebook. pic.twitter.com/mE2c3oSmm6
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 22, 2014
Soon after its start as a feel-good community relations ploy on the part of the NYPD quickly #MyNYPD became a public relations nightmare. After the first few pictures of tourists posing with New York City police, like the one tweeted by the NYPD above, Twitter users soon began posting pictures capturing NYPD brutality.
Here are the best tweets to emerge from the PR campaign turned into a PR nightmare:
Every white shirt has to get in on the brutality, right @NYPDnews #myNYPD pic.twitter.com/bnXw0y6Uch
— [OAKLAND]ASM (@OLAASM) April 22, 2014
Here the #NYPD engages with its community members, changing hearts and minds one baton at a time. #myNYPD pic.twitter.com/GErbiFFDvY
— Occupy Wall Street (@OccupyWallStNYC) April 22, 2014
Need a lift? The #NYPD's got you! Free Delivery, Only at #myNYPD pic.twitter.com/AStS3ZjoZu
— Occupy Wall Street (@OccupyWallStNYC) April 22, 2014
Oldie but #myNYPD pic.twitter.com/b0VjtPWISw
— William John Smith (@LiamPhuckall) April 23, 2014
"#myNYPD Bad dog bad dog what are you going to do what are you going to do. When they stop and frisk you? pic.twitter.com/AUu54cAsJ1
— Casper Ows (@Ows_Casper) April 23, 2014
Do you have a photo w/ a member of the #NYPD ? Tweet us & tag it #myNYPD @NYPDnews Man serving hot chocolate to kids pic.twitter.com/LDO92pr23i
— Minister Erik (@Bike_at_W4) April 23, 2014
here's #mynypd helping a friend get up when he fell down VIDEO https://t.co/f5onJpEGnH pic.twitter.com/mfnQ0VFgzo
— Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) April 22, 2014
An officer from Precinct 114 once ticketed me for doing this exact thing on the N train. #myNYPD pic.twitter.com/r5ZbO2f6t4
— Daniel Stuckey (@danstuckey) April 22, 2014
If a "white shirt" is a supervisor and a supervisor is always in on the violence, what does that say about #myNYPD? pic.twitter.com/3fWTo3cjH8
— [OAKLAND]ASM (@OLAASM) April 22, 2014
#NYPD Keeping the Streets Safe. Show some love, and send your pics with #MyNYPD hashtags! pic.twitter.com/Sk31xWjQMp
— Chelsea Manning♥ (@shushugah) April 22, 2014
#myNYPD pic.twitter.com/xlWkhrHZ9k
— Rami (@RamiSafadi93) April 22, 2014
