Peoria Mayor Sends Police to Track Down Twitter Parodist

John Hames shared with you:   Peoria Mayor Sends Police to Track Down Twitter Parodist Reason Magazine - Peoria Mayor's OfficePoliticians can be a thin-skinned bunch. You'd think they'd let insults roll off their backs given how much power they have over the lives and livelihoods of others. But if you have all that power, why bother letting insults roll of your back when you can use that power to disproportionately punish people? As a result, police raided a West Bluff home, seized property, and detained three people for questioning. The Twitter account, @PeoriaMayor, has been suspended. According to the Journal Star, the account had all of 50 posts and an equal number of followers. The Twitter profile apparently did not initially indicate that it was a parody account, but added that label in early March. Available on the App Store.

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