Instagram Posts May Have Escalated Fatal Standoff, Police Say
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/04/us/instagram-police-fatal-shooting-maryland.html
Critics of the police have welcomed social media -- especially
live video -- as a way to document their interactions with
officers, hoping it would lead to better police behavior or
eliminate conflicting stories. In July, a Facebook video
broadcast by the girlfriend of Philando Castile, after a
police officer shot him during a traffic stop in Minnesota,
drew wide attention. But in the case of Ms. Gaines,
according to the police, it may have escalated the encounter.
While the standoff with Ms. Gaines continued, the police in
Baltimore County submitted a request to Facebook -- which owns
Instagram -- to deactivate but not delete her accounts.
Facebook cooperated, temporarily making her Facebook and
Instagram posts inaccessible during the standoff.
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