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Philly Police counterterrorism unit interrogated journalist over Facebook comment

Ernest Owens, the LGBTQ editor at Philadelphia magazine, had no idea that a social media comment about racial tensions in Philadelphia's gayborhood would get him a call from the city Police Department's counterterrorism unit.

Local LBGT journalist Ernest Owens speaks out after someone call cops due to his Facebook post and he's hauled into an interview by the Philly PD counter terrorism unit. He feels he is a victim of posting while black. Lauren Schneiderman / Staff
Local LBGT journalist Ernest Owens speaks out after someone call cops due to his Facebook post and he's hauled into an interview by the Philly PD counter terrorism unit. He feels he is a victim of posting while black. Lauren Schneiderman / StaffRead moreLauren Schneiderman / Staff
    by Mensah M. Dean
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