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from MashableLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
A seemingly harmless Twitter parody account led to a real-life armed house raid, seized property, an arrest, and now a lawsuit.
On April 15, seven police officers raided a man's house in Peoria, Illinois, in an effort to unmask him as the owner of a Twitter account parodying the city's mayor. Almost two months later, the owner of that account has filed a lawsuit against the mayor and other city officials for violating his constitutional rights on Tuesday
As it turned out, Peoria's mayor Jim Ardis was upset that the fake Twitter account @peoriamayor (now suspended) implied he was a drug addict and someone who associated with prostitutes Read more...
More about Crime, Parody, Freedom, Freedom Of Speech, and Aclu
from MashableLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
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