Nasty comments plague 'freak show' police Facebook pagesFairfax NZ Police use Facebook to find suspects, fugitives and missing people, but "nasty" comments plague their pages. Racist, sexist and fat-shaming comments on police Facebook pages across the country, including in Canterbury, have sparked calls for better moderation. JOSEPH JOHNSON / FAIRFAXNZ Social media expert Ekant Veer says police Facebook pages have become the modern equivalent of 19th century "freak shows". Police Facebook pages around the country have a combined following of more than 730,000 people and receive hundreds of comments each day. A "mob mentality" appeared when social media users saw other people posting nasty comments, making them think it was acceptable behaviour.

Source: Stuff June 26, 2017 00:31 UTC