#Iftheygunnedmedown: Twitter Users Say Victim Portrayals Often Unfair
Shortly after the shooting, images of Brown lying in a pool of blood began to circulate on Twitter. Users pleaded with each other to stop sharing negative images and instead use photos that showed Brown for the "gentle giant that he was."
The hashtag #iftheygunnedmedown soon surfaced with users asking each other which photo the media might use to tell their story if police shot them.