The Phoenix Police Department is the latest agency to bow down to a few on social media that became outraged after they sent a tweet to residents discussing increased security measures after the death of an Iraqi Military General at the hands of the United States Military.
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Amid backlash from some on the internet, Phoenix Police deleted a tweet involving “increased security measures.”
Detective Luis Samudio, a spokesperson for the Phoenix Police Department, told Phoenix New Times the department deleted the tweet because it was “not received as intended.”
“The recent information that was sent on Twitter was only intended to inform the community that we are not aware of any threats and reassure the community that safety and security is our top priority,” Samudio said in a statement emailed to New Times. “The Twitter post was not received as intended.”
Phoenix police aren’t alone when it comes to tweeting about monitoring threats following the airstrike in Baghdad. The commissioner of the New York Police Department, Dermot Shea, and the Los Angeles Police Department both shared tweets on Friday morning stating that they are monitoring the situation in Iran and currently have no evidence of credible threats against either major city.
But unlike other agencies, the Phoenix Police Department removed the message, that to any sane person, makes sense in light of the current climate around the globe.
