Facebook Trolling Embarasses Forsyth County Sheriff Department for Posting About a Marijuana Bust
Saw this funny article shared on Facebook.
Forsyth County Sheriff Department in Georgia recently posted pictures of a 126 plant marijuana raid on their Facebook page.
Citizens came out of the woodworks and showered the Department with criticism.
" The Forsyth County Sheriff’s office has over 50,000 likes on its Facebook page. A cursory scroll of their posts shows their average level of engagement — a few hundred likes here, several dozen shares there. But their post on confiscating marijuana drew a firestorm of critical attention.
The post has received over 1,400 shares, over 2,900 comments"
Check out the full article for some thought provoking and hilarious comments
http://theantimedia.org/sheriffs-weed-bust-pics-fb-destroyed/
" Though it’s entertaining to observe the backlash government agencies receive for refusing to acknowledge science, the will of voters, and the basic concept of self-ownership, the internet’s trolling of the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Facebook page demonstrates something more serious — and empowering: as states continue to legalize cannabis, those who insist on working to keep it illegal are being shamed for their regressive beliefs.
While this may seem unnecessarily negative, the pressure the internet allows individuals to place on government officials is powerful and productive. Last summer, the DEA backed off its plans to schedule kratom, a powdered herb that helps deal with pain, anxiety, and other ailments, after internet users and others mobilized to oppose the scheduling. When the Federal Reserve made a Facebook page last summer, it was inundated with commentary on the central bank’s exploitative policies, which effectively nullified any public relations benefits the Fed hoped to achieve. Most powerfully, in early 2012, internet users came together to reject two internet censorship bills, SOPA and PIPA, and with the support of other internet giants, Congress ultimately backed off their proposed legislation."
You can read the full article here:
http://theantimedia.org/sheriffs-weed-bust-pics-fb-destroyed/
What would your advice be for the Forsyth County Sheriff Department and other entities that do not support full cannabis legalization?