jailed for a facebook post: how us police target critics with arrest and prosecution /

Published at 2017-05-18 13:00:23

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Felony case is part of what civil rights campaigners say is a disturbing trend of arresting users over innocuous political messages that constitute free speech
Robert Peralta’s li
fe was derailed by a single Facebook comment. When the San Franciscan saw a well-known local activist had posted approximately being “choked” and “slammed” by a sheriff’s deputy at city corridor, Peralta fired off a short response: “Wow brother they wanna hit our general. its time to strike back. lets burn this motherfuckers house down.” Related: ACLU finds social media sites gave data to company tracking black protesters Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com

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