Report: 3 Miami officers fired over target practice 'jokes'

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press
Updated 3:53 pm, Friday, December 30, 2016


MIAMI (AP) — Three new police officers were fired for making comments on a group chat about using Miami's primarily black neighborhoods for target practice, a newspaper reported Friday.

Officers Kevin Bergnes, Miguel Valdes and Bruce Alcin were let go on Dec. 23, after an internal affairs investigation concluded that they violated department policies, said the Miami Herald (http://hrld.us/2hxDZZp), citing documents it obtained.

The remarks angered local civil rights activists keeping tabs on a department that is currently scrutinized by the U.S. Department of Justice for a pattern of excessive force.

"It's indicative of the casual conversations and comments that young and even more seasoned police officers are used to making without a lot of repercussions," said Julia Dawson, an activist who has been part of law enforcement oversight panels in Miami.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Paper-3-Miami-officers-fired-over-target-10826351.php

[barbtries]

1. and they'll probably all go get hired somewhere else as LEO.

those are not joking words. i read them as a threat to black people. i'm so disgusted.

[Yurovsky]

5. Yep, the original "good old boy" network...

disgusting...

[ffr]

2. This is a common theme, seemingly across the country. Who is telling them this?

...the desire to target practice on blacks or targets with PBO on them or putting Hillary in their rifle sights?

Is there an underground message system these people are a part of that glamorizes killing certain people or making hay about doing so?

Since when has it been acceptable to kill another innocent human being?

Let me guess, the common thread in this is a certain Predator-elect.

[Initech]

3. I'm sure AM hate radio and Fox News have declared open season on us by now.

[Feeling the Bern]

4. The Klan and white power people, when they lose their standing in the 1960s, all stated

to infiltrate law enforcement. Looks like the slime is slowly getting exposed.

And people wonder why I have no love or respect for LEOs. Fuck them all. I'm sure "good cops" knew about these assholes and did nothing.

[Tactical Peek]

6. Leaders need to clean up their departments, or be replaced.

[lark]

7. I'd bet AL, MS, LA, KS would find no issue with hiring them.

Hell, there are rural counties in No. FL. that would hire them and they wouldn't have to move so far.

[heaven05]

8. it won't change any of these

three trump aficionados/voters. They will have new jobs in law enforcement within a week. They should try Ferguson, Missouri, Cincinnati, Ohio, Cleveland Ohio, Sanford Florida for sure, many many places where they will be greeted with OPEN ARMS and guaranteed employment.......