When a video of the Bethesda bicyclist who assaulted three young adults went viral, social media lit up with incriminating and vicious comments about former Montgomery County Police Captain John Damskey.
Some tweets pointed to Damskey without any proof, another accused the entire MCPD of protecting the retired Damskey.
But Damskey was not involved at all. Police have arrested Anthony Brennan III of Kensington and charged him with three counts of second-degree assault in connection with the June 1 assault at the Capital Crescent Trail.
At first, Damskey wasn’t aware of the assault. A few days later, his wife got a message on social media saying she should be ashamed of her husband.
Confused, he immediately Googled his name and was inundated with derogatory tweets not just about him, but also his son, Michael, who is a MCPD police officer.
After that, “the phone calls didn’t stop,” he said. “It was absolutely incredible,” he said.
First, his phone would ring, but he didn’t answer. A second later, his wife’s phone would ring. Then his 76-year-old mother’s phone, he said.
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Just the Democrats playing the blame game.
ReplyDeleteDo away with social media
ReplyDeleteWe did not have the issues we have today until the internet, both nationally and in foreign nations
DeleteThe Tree of liberty is gonna need some watering soon
ReplyDeleteThe Tree of liberty is gonna need some watering soon
ReplyDeleteTwitter should cooperate and provide the information of the person who first posted the false information. Then let the charges of slander and defamation of character, along with harassment and assault follow! Then comes the personal lawsuits! I guarantee you it would make others think twice before they falsely accused someone!
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