Post by Logan on Dec 6, 2016 11:05:35 GMT -6
Arrest of black teen in Wallingford sets off social-media storm
The arrest of a 15-year-old black youth after a scuffle with a white motorist in Wallingford has triggered a social-media storm, after the mother of a witness took to task the police investigation.
Video footage taken in the aftermath of the confrontation contradicted the Seattle Police Department’s Facebook response to questions about its handling of the incident, leading to accusations that the department was discounting some witnesses.
The resulting controversy has engulfed the local solar-energy company whose employee stands accused of using a racial slur that allegedly sparked the fight. It spent much of Thursday and Friday responding to angry messages and calls as it tried to gather facts about what happened.
And the mother of the teen who took the video footage said she’s been harassed for publicly questioning the police investigation in a post that quickly went viral.
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/arrest-of-black-teen-in-wallingford-sets-off-social-media-storm/
The arrest of a 15-year-old black youth after a scuffle with a white motorist in Wallingford has triggered a social-media storm, after the mother of a witness took to task the police investigation.
Video footage taken in the aftermath of the confrontation contradicted the Seattle Police Department’s Facebook response to questions about its handling of the incident, leading to accusations that the department was discounting some witnesses.
The resulting controversy has engulfed the local solar-energy company whose employee stands accused of using a racial slur that allegedly sparked the fight. It spent much of Thursday and Friday responding to angry messages and calls as it tried to gather facts about what happened.
And the mother of the teen who took the video footage said she’s been harassed for publicly questioning the police investigation in a post that quickly went viral.
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/arrest-of-black-teen-in-wallingford-sets-off-social-media-storm/