The father of the Texas teenager who sparked outrage on Facebook for posting pictures with big-game animals she hunted and killed has lashed out at the social media website.
Cody Jones reached out to Facebook demanding they remove a recent “Kill Kendall Jones” page that was created by angry users irate over his daughter’s public figure page, TMZ reports.
Instead of quickly deleting the page as requested, Facebook sent Mr. Jones a very surprising response:
“Thank you for taking the time to report something that you feel may violate our Community Standards. Reports like yours are an important part of making Facebook a safe and welcoming environment. We reviewed the Page you reported for harassment and found it doesn’t violate our Community Standards.”
The father of the 19-year-old Texas Tech cheerleader called people on Facebook heartless hypocrites and accused them of censoring his daughter while they allowed enraged users to publicly beg for her murder, according to TMZ.
“We remove content and may escalate to law enforcement when we perceive a genuine risk of physical harm, or a direct threat to public safety,” Facebook said at first.
But Facebook soon changed their stance and removed the “Kill Kendall Jones” page from their website.
A message sent to users who angrily reported the page said: “We reviewed the Page you reported for containing credible violence. Since it violated our Community Standards, we removed it. Thanks for your report. We will let Kill Kendall Jones know that their Page has been removed, but not who reported it.”
This time, its creator made sure to clarify that they in no way intend to harm the teenage huntress.
“We DO NOT WANT TO KILL KENDALL,” the page description said. “WE ARE NOT ADVOCATING THE DEATH OF ANYONE.”
So far, nearly 350 people have “liked” the public page.
Facebook recently forced Kendall to remove several of her hunting photos after nearly 200,000 people signed a petition asking CEO Mark Zuckerberg to delete her page because it “promotes animal cruelty.”
Kendall plans to debut her own TV show next year that will highlight her hunting expeditions.
