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Twitter explodes with invective, partisan comment after Ferguson shootings

March 13, 2015 by William H. Freivogel 1 Comment

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Twitter provided the earliest reports of the shooting of two police officers in Ferguson this week. It also provided the forum for invective, hate and partisan reaction.

President Barack Obama used Twitter to condemn the shootings and conservative critics condemned Obama for relegating his response to Twitter.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/12/politics/holder-condemns-ferguson-police-shootings/index.html

Fox commentators blamed Attorney General Eric Holder’s report last week on unconstitutional police practices in Ferguson for creating the atmosphere in which the officers were shot. On Fox, Jeff Roorda, the head of the St. Louis police union said the resignation of Ferguson Chief Tom Jackson wasn’t enough for protesters, commenting, “They didn’t get what they wanted when Tom stepped down. They got it late last night when they finally, successfully shot two police officers.”

http://wonkette.com/579391/fox-news-eric-holder-really-should-not-have-shot-those-cops-in-ferguson

Protest leaders and the Brown family condemned the violence in press conferences and on Twitter.  But social media critics of the Ferguson police filled Twitter with invective about the police shootings being just in light of the death of Michael Brown.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/03/12/makes-my-morning-so-much-better-some-reactions-to-the-shooting-of-two-ferguson-cops-have-to-be-read-to-be-believed/

Meanwhile the Twitter handle for police supporters #bluelivesmatter was trending.

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-31853299

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