Fort Lauderdale police officer Steven Poherence was suspended after he was seen shoving a kneeling

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Officer seen shoving a kneeling woman during protest is suspended, police chief says

By Michelle Marchante
June 01, 2020 03:40 PM , Updated June 01, 2020 05:32 PM

Chief: Ft. Lauderdale officer seen shoving kneeling protestor suspended
Fort Lauderdale police officer Steven Poherence was suspended after he was seen shoving a kneeling woman during Sunday’s nationwide protests following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers. By Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Pierre Taylor
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Fort Lauderdale police officer Steven Poherence was suspended after he was seen shoving a kneeling woman during Sunday’s nationwide protests following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers. By Fort Lauderdale Police Department | Pierre Taylor

A Fort Lauderdale police officer who was caught on camera shoving a protester who was already on the ground Sunday has been suspended and is under investigation for his actions, Police Chief Rick Maglione said.

“When this protest occurred yesterday, obviously there was an incident we’re not very proud of ... that officer has been relieved from duty,” Maglione said at a briefing on Monday. “He has no public contact. He is basically going to remain home until the investigation is complete.”

He is suspended with pay, according to Local 10.

Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article243168816.html#storylink=cpy

[Walleye]

1. I bet he beats his wife

[dalton99a]

2. Another taxpayer-paid vacation

[uponit7771]

3. The "few bad apple" cops are making it harder for Americans to trust these PDs

[Baitball Blogger]

4. That's it.

[uponit7771]

5. Christ Rock is correct, "we can't have a few bad apple cops, that's like having a few bad apple ...

... airline pilots who like to crash their planes into mountains instead of landing them in airports"

[Baitball Blogger]

6. +1

[sl8]

7. There appears to be at least one "good apple" here::

[cwydro]

8. I saw the video of the tear gas attack in DC.

A woman fell while running, and a man stopped to help her.

One of the cops pushed both of them back down. Surprised this hasn't caught the eye of someone yet.

[Marrah_Goodman]

9. I have very bad memories of the Fort Lauderdale police

In the mid-80s I was with my then boyfriend sitting next to the sidewalk. A whole group of police came and arrested us for loitering and held me back as they beat the crap out of him. Then they charged him with assaulting a police officer.