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Demovictory9

(32,449 posts)
Sat Jun 27, 2020, 09:23 PM Jun 2020

4 San Jose, CA cops on FB: "Black lives don't really matter", "re-purpose the hijabs into nooses"

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/4-police-officers-san-jose-put-leave-over-racist-anti-n1232344

4 police officers in San Jose put on leave over racist, anti-Muslim Facebook posts

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The screenshots include an alleged post by a retired officer who lambastes Black Lives Matter protesters as “racist idiots,” “un-American” and “enemies.” Another screenshot, allegedly of a post by a current officer in San Jose, says, “Black lives don’t really matter.”

The article also includes screenshots of anti-Muslim posts allegedly made in the private Facebook group, including one comment saying, “I say re-purpose the hijabs into nooses.”

Officer Gina Tepoorten, a spokesperson for the San Jose Police Department, said an administrative probe into the comments is underway, and "four of our officers have been placed on administrative leave while the investigation is conducted."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/4-police-officers-san-jose-put-leave-over-racist-anti-n1232344

Major calls for their firing

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/San-Jose-police-racist-Facebook-group-posts-fire-15371045.php
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4 San Jose, CA cops on FB: "Black lives don't really matter", "re-purpose the hijabs into nooses" (Original Post) Demovictory9 Jun 2020 OP
They better be fired. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #1
Administrative Leave AKA vacation ret5hd Jun 2020 #2
Shit canned and branded for life is the least they deserve. 2naSalit Jun 2020 #3
What On Earth, Ma'am, Is There To Investigate? The Magistrate Jun 2020 #4
+1. n/t PandoraAwakened Jun 2020 #8
I love the way you cut to the chase, Sir. Crunchy Frog Jun 2020 #9
What is amazing is the brazenness of their acts... Ferrets are Cool Jun 2020 #5
Hope they lose their jobs!! Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #6
The Facebook posts are at: dalton99a Jun 2020 #7

The Magistrate

(95,244 posts)
4. What On Earth, Ma'am, Is There To Investigate?
Sat Jun 27, 2020, 10:22 PM
Jun 2020

They made the posts.

Ask them.

If they say yes, fire them.

If they say no, fire them for liars.

Whichever way they answer, every case in which they testified in court or swore out an affidavit must be tossed out. Any instance of complaint about their behavior must now be considered well-founded. These things apply to matter in which the retired officer was involved as well.

Creatures like this cannot be tolerated on a police force.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,106 posts)
5. What is amazing is the brazenness of their acts...
Sat Jun 27, 2020, 11:09 PM
Jun 2020

they have gotten away with blatant racism for so long that they think they are untouchable.

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