WASHINGTON: “Permit Patty” and “Pool Patrol Paula” have been unlikely – and somewhat infamous – stars of the Twitter age: they are white Americans who have called the police to report alleged problems with black people.
Instead, social media users have quickly accused them of racial profiling – and turned their “problems” into national teachable moments thanks to the power of the hashtag.
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