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Demovictory9

(32,443 posts)
Mon Apr 26, 2021, 08:56 PM Apr 2021

Video Shows Minnesota Corrections Officer Harassing Black Protesters: 'F**k You', placed on leave

Video Shows Minnesota Corrections Officer Harassing Black Protesters: ‘F**k You’

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A woman standing with Sgt. Paul Gorder can be heard shouting a racial slur at the demonstrators at one point.
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The Minnesota Department of Corrections is investigating one of its officers after he was recorded taunting and shouting profanities at a group of Black people peacefully protesting police brutality on Sunday.

Sgt. Paul Gorder, who has worked at Minnesota Correctional Facility – Stillwater for more than 30 years, has been placed on “investigative leave” while MN DOC’s Office of Professional Accountability reviews the matter, a spokeswoman for the department told HuffPost in an email Monday.

“The actions in this video in no way reflect the values of the MN DOC,” the spokeswoman wrote.

In the nearly 40-second video, recorded on a cellphone by one of the protesters, Gorder can be seen giving the middle finger to a small group of demonstrators in Stillwater, Minnesota, about 25 miles east of Minneapolis.

“Fuck you, fuckers!” shouted Gorder, who was donning American flag shorts.

At one point, a blond woman standing with Gorder can be heard yelling, “All you fucking niggers ― get out of here!”

Multiple witnesses identified the woman as Gorder’s wife, Kimberly Beer. Facebook accounts for Gorder and Beer feature photos of them together.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/minnesota-corrections-officer-protesters_n_6086f424e4b05af50db9abf4

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Video Shows Minnesota Corrections Officer Harassing Black Protesters: 'F**k You', placed on leave (Original Post) Demovictory9 Apr 2021 OP
I'll bet they are real fun at parties......... Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 2021 #1
They only go to parties, weddings, and funerals in black face,... magicarpet Apr 2021 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author LuckyCharms Apr 2021 #3
30 years at the Minnesota Correctional Facility gratuitous Apr 2021 #4

magicarpet

(14,143 posts)
2. They only go to parties, weddings, and funerals in black face,...
Mon Apr 26, 2021, 10:03 PM
Apr 2021

... make up,... then she runs around all during the get together calling her husband a nijjer at the top of her voice.

Fun couple to have around.

NOT !

Neanderthal Fascists.

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4. 30 years at the Minnesota Correctional Facility
Mon Apr 26, 2021, 10:12 PM
Apr 2021

I wonder if any inmates lodged complaints against Sgt. Gorder, and how those were resolved? And if any complaints were deemed inconclusive because Paul's such a swell guy, popular with the other officers, and nobody can imagine him being racist at all?

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