WMUR has a story about a radio poll gone wild. The Girard at Large program held an on-line poll seeking votes for Manchester New Hampshire person of the year; it attracted more than 44,000 responses complete with comments they thought were a bit over the top.
…on social media, the unofficial race turned ugly, with one author saying, “The only reason the cop is being nominated is because he was shot, not killed, while on the clock.”
Another writer used the word “pig” to reference another Manchester police officer who was killed in the line of duty. It was not the sort of dialogue Girard said he was expecting.
Wow. Edgy! And of course, no, not really, and the reporter must have sensed that. Why else would they call New Hampshire Democrat House Rep. Cynthia Chase for her thoughts on the story?
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