Illinois Police Officer Resigns After White Supremacist Posts Surface Online

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Source: HuffPost

Illinois Police Officer Resigns After White Supremacist Posts Surface Online

"When I seize power, 'hate crimes' will be encouraged," read a social media post linked to veteran officer Aaron Paul Nichols. He resigned Tuesday.

By Sebastian Murdock
Apr. 5, 2022, 06:02 PM EDT

A veteran police officer in Illinois resigned Tuesday after researchers connected him to a deluge of violent and bigoted social media posts that glorified Adolf Hitler and hate crimes.

The resignation of Springfield Police Department Officer Aaron Paul Nichols, 46, came shortly after his department announced an investigation into the posts, first surfaced by Anonymous Comrades Collective (ACC), a group of anti-fascist researchers.

“If I found a genie and I had one wish? The Jews would be a distant memory in 72 hours,” one of the posts allegedly written by Nichols reads.

The Springfield Police Department said on Friday that it had launched an investigation into Nichols’ “racist comments,” and that his “police powers had been removed.” On Tuesday, the department told HuffPost in a statement that Nichols, who joined the department in 2004, resigned instead of meeting with investigators.

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Officer Aaron Nichols resigned after his department announced an investigation into racist social media posts connected to him. (Facebook)

[ProfessorGAC]

1. So, He Resigned

Does this means any retirement benefits are retained?
Seems to me this is a direct violation of his oath. Police malfeasance is a felony.
Resignation doesn't seem enough.

[MustLoveBeagles]

10. It's scary that he flew under the radar for so long

[Ocelot II]

2. SMH....

[intheflow]

13. Perfect!

[MagickMuffin]

3. If I had one wish, Aaron Nichols would be a distant memory in a nanosecond

I hope his bigotry doesn't find its way to another Enforcer office. He should be charged with hate crimes.

[Hortensis]

4. "I despise the government and have for nearly 3 decades. The best place

I can possibly be is inside the beast. I’ve done a lot of good in my careers.”



His "career," with that PD since 2004, needs investigation.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

5. Pig.

Complete pig.

[rsdsharp]

6. Unless his certification as a police officer is revoked

he’ll just move down the road to another department.

[SeattleVet]

7. Exactly.

He'll probably just go on to another police department that will be glad to add him to their current collection of supremacists, Klan members, and other assorted deplorables.

[ZonkerHarris]

8. I hate Illinois Nazis

[ZonkerHarris]

9. EVERY ARREST, EVERY CASE HE WORKED NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. EVERY TIME HE ARRESTED

A BLACK OR JEWISH PERSON NEEDS REVIEW BY THE STATE AND DOJ.

Yes I'm shouting this.

[uponit7771]

11. +1

[H2O Man]

12. Recommended.

Posts like this should encourage people to get busy working on winning the 2022 elections.