(José Niño, Headline USA) Two Miami Beach, Florida detectives showed up at Raquel Pacheco’s door last Monday, asking about a Facebook comment she wrote criticizing Mayor Steven Meiner. The visit has triggered fierce condemnation from civil rights organizations and ignited national debate about First Amendment protections.
The controversy began when Pacheco, a U.S. Army National Guard veteran and former political candidate, responded to Meiner’s Facebook post earlier this month claiming Miami Beach ranks as the nation’s most tolerant city. She wrote that the mayor “consistently calls for the death of all Palestinians, tried to shut down a theater for showing a movie that hurt his feelings, and REFUSES to stand up for the LGBTQ community.”
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