Now I’m confused, I thought to show unity during a tragic event like a terror attack, people were to change their icons to the flag of that country.
Or was that a one time deal after the Charlie Hebdo attack, because I do not recall many doing so in the past 2 1/2 years or roughly 20 deadly terror attacks since, heck I didn’t anyone changing their icons after Charlottesville.
So I guess it’s appropriate that after the event in Barcelona, people are posting pics of Cats on Social Media – PB/TK
Here’s Why People Are Posting Cats in Response to the Barcelona Attack – By Julia Zorthian / Aug 18 2017
A police request to not share photos of the chaos following Thursday’s deadly terror attack in Barcelona has prompted Twitter users to post photos of cats with the Barcelona hashtag.
In the immediate aftermath of the attacker driving a van into a crowd in Las Ramblas, the National Police asked people not to share images of the attack showing victims on social media.
The attack left at least 12 dead and 80 others injured, officials said.
In response to the request, people began posting photos of cats to drown out any graphic images on the #Barcelona, which is trending on Twitter.
Continue to msn.com article: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/here%E2%80%99s-why-people-are-posting-cats-in-response-to-the-barcelona-attack/ar-AAqg855?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp
