James Wood says Twitter locked his account because ‘lefties’ in charge got irked

Actor James Wood, a staunch supporter of US President Donald Trump, said on June 9 that Twitter locked his account without offering any explanation. Woods believes that some “lefties” in charge got irked because he was posting names of police officers who died in line of duty. He accused micro-blogging platform of practicing for “upcoming purge” ahe of presidential elections.

On June 8, Woods tweeted that he will be listing police officers who died in line of duty in 2020. He said that some of seemingly unrelated deaths like death due to cancer may have resulted from assisting during World Tre Center rescue and aftermath. 73-year-old actor claimed that Twitter locked anor Conservative verified user and unlocked it immediately.

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'Defund police' campaign

Woods has come in support of police officers across United States as calls for reforms in law enforcement and ‘defund police’ campaign grows strong. Trump has rejected demands of defunding police saying he wants “law and order”. Joe Biden, Democratic nominee for presidential elections, has also opposed such demands and inste called for reforms.

US House Democrats unveiled police reform bill on June 8 amid ongoing protests against racial discrimination and police brutality in wake of George Floyd's death. proposed bill calls for sweeping reforms in policing by prohibiting chokeholds, carotid holds and no-knock and limiting transfer of military-gre equipment to state and local law enforcement.

bill mandates use of dashboard cameras and body cameras for federal offices and establishment of a National Police Misconduct Registry to prevent problematic officers who are fired from moving to anor jurisdiction without any accountability. It reforms qualified immunity so that individuals are not barred from recovering damages when police violate ir constitutional rights.

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