NYPD Social Media Campaign Backfires (PHOTOS)

A cruiser of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) is pictured in New York City, United Stated of America, 17 August 2013. Photo by: Alexandra Schuler/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
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On Tuesday, the New York Police Department invited people to submit photos of themselves with NYPD officers.

The #myNYPD hashtag is trending nationally, according to On The Media, but the pictures contain arrests and violence, not just posed smiles.

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