Police union leader accused of anti-protest Twitter trolling
EVERETT — An Everett police sergeant is under scrutiny for potentially running a private Twitter account that condoned violence against protesters.
Sgt. James T. Collier is president of the Everett Police Officers Association. Activists alleged this week that he is behind the Twitter handle @JTC2014. The account was deleted, apparently after claims surfaced on social media that it was Collier’s.
The Twitter account engaged with posts:
• Promoting a self-defense theory for Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who has been charged with two counts of intentional homicide for shooting protesters to death in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
• Depicting protesters getting hit by a car (remarking, “This guy IS A BEAST!!!”).
• Justifying the killing of Rayshard Brooks, who was shot by Atlanta police.
• And supporting the notion that Black-on-Black crime was the true threat to Black people, not police.
The Twitter account often replied to local news stories and proclaimed support for President Donald Trump.
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