Shorter Cleveland Police Union: "I hope you use this settlement from us shooting your son dead to teach kids how to not get shot dead."
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I actually cannot believe this. Even in 2016.
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I imagine the Cleveland Police union president's thinking had to be something like, "Why does Piers Morgan get all the attention?"
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I've been getting "trending" alerts all over the country due to my Cleveland police union tweet, incl. Cleveland:https://twitter.com/trendscleveland/status/724748460407267328 …
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Seattle, Chicago, Austin, San Francisco ... it's remarkable how quickly this traveled all over.
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If you doubt there is a ~powerful~ voice that has arisen out of
#BlackLivesMatter
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Only one other tweet of mine that I can recall taking off like this, and it was Beyoncé's "Formation" BLM moment:https://twitter.com/chrisgeidner/status/696079693074849795 …
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So, yeah, as a journalist ~constantly~ on Twitter, that really stands out to me.
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Those are the only tweets I can recall since marriage decision day to have had such reverb. And that was a day that was ~my expertise~.
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I actually gasped aloud. RT
@chrisgeidner: You have got to be kidding me. BUT YOU AREN’T. http://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/index.ssf/2016/04/tamir_rice_settlement_should_h.html …pic.twitter.com/BimNVKEZsw
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@AngryBlackLady@chrisgeidner how about they don't hire cops that were kicked out of other police departments - 1 more reply
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@chrisgeidner@SharkFu They can take their own funds and/or time and educate people or request Gov't to do same. -
@truthtold8 There's a lack of decency here that speaks volumes about how these officers view the community. Disturbing. -
@SharkFu Lack of decency is certainly the way to put it, given the death of a child was involved. They can do it unilaterally.
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@chrisgeidner@darrensands They have lost their everlovin' minds. Go preach to the school shooters, mass shooters, criminals, and the NRA. - 1 more reply
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Kill a black child then mock his family. MONSTERS. MT
@chrisgeidner: You have got to be kidding me. BUT YOU AREN'T.pic.twitter.com/oAYE2tcR2i
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