US EditionFlorida Police Question Resident Over Criticizing Mayor's Israel Support
Miami Beach police say the visit was a precaution amid national antisemitism concerns; activist Raquel Pacheco calls it political intimidation and a free speech issue.
- On Monday, Miami Beach detectives visited Raquel Pacheco's home after a Facebook comment about Mayor Steven Meiner, and Pacheco recorded the brief exchange with the detective.
- Police said Intelligence Unit detectives reviewed the post as a precaution amid recent national concerns about antisemitism after it referenced a Facebook message from Mayor Steven Meiner.
- In video, a detective warned the comment was concerning and could incite radical acts, adding Miami Beach Police Department sought to prevent agitation without confirming the post's truth.
- The activist has hired counsel and filed public records requests to learn why Miami Beach Police Department detectives came, with Raquel Pacheco saying, `My overwhelming feeling was that freedom of speech as I know it died at my front step yesterday.`
- The incident lands amid a national debate over censorship and free speech, with the Miami Beach Police Department balancing public safety and constitutional rights under the First Amendment and the U.S. Supreme Court Brandenburg v. Ohio test.
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"Miami Beach Police Chief Defends Detectives' Visit to Activist over Facebook Post About Mayor"
So WPLG Local 10 (Miami) [Ryan Mackey] reported Friday. Apparently, [A] Facebook post by [Steven] Meiner, who is Jewish, … he described Miami Beach as "a safe haven for everyone," contrasting it with New York City, which he said was "intentionally removing protections" for and "promoting boycotts" of Israeli and Jewish businesses. This led to a response from Miami Beach activist and past political candidate Raquel Pacheco: The guy who consistent…
Miami Beach Police Chief Sent Detectives To Women's Home Over Social Media Post
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Tyrannical Miami Mayor sends police round to woman's home to confront her over Facebook post criticizing him
Some people are just incapable of handling criticism as seems to be the case with Miami Mayor Steven Meiner who allegedly had police sent round to a woman’s house after she made a Facebook post criticizing him. Rachel Pacheco shared footage of her conversation with two police officers at her door online. In the video he shows her a Facebook post and asks her, “is that your account?” Pacheco wisely refuses to answer the officer’s question without…
Miami Beach police chief defends detectives’ visit to activist over Facebook post about mayor
Miami Beach Police Chief Wayne A. Jones issued a statement Friday explaining why detectives visited the home of a local political activist earlier this week following a social media comment about Mayor Steven Meiner.
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