Not well thought out: A New York police union's ill-conceived attempt to highlight the growing problem of homelessness in the state has backfired spectacularly.
NEW YORK: A police union has been accused of shaming New York’s poorest and most vulnerable by commissioning and sharing online photographs of the city’s homeless, sparking a furious backlash.
The Sergeants Benevolent Association (SBA) has responded to rising homelessness by launching the “Peek-a-Boo, We See you too!” campaign on photo-sharing website Flickr.
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