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Starry Messenger

(32,381 posts) Tue Mar 27, 2012, 12:40 AM Mar 2012

New Orleans Police Officer Suspended For Saying Trayvon Martin Was A 'Thug' And Deserved To 'Die [View all]

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/26/new-orleans-police-office_n_1381003.html

The New Orleans police department has suspended an officer under who is currently under investigation for a fatal police-involved shooting for posting that Trayvon Martin "acted like a thug" and deserved to "die like one" in a comment on a news website.

The comment appeared on Sunday night beneath a news article about a rally for Martin.

When another commenter called Griroir's posting racist, Giroir replied, "Eddie come on down to our town with a 'Hoodie' and you can join Martin in HELL and talk about your racist stories!:-P," according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

All sorts of scum scurrying into the light.

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New Orleans Police Officer Suspended For Saying Trayvon Martin Was A 'Thug' And Deserved To 'Die [View all] Starry Messenger Mar 2012 OP

Yes indeed... ellisonz Mar 2012 #1

This bastard needs to be fired asap!! Obamacare Mar 2012 #2

Dumbass racist is a dumbass. CakeGrrl Mar 2012 #4

march this saturday bailey504girl Mar 2012 #3

Thank you. Starry Messenger Mar 2012 #5

yes, welcome to DU AnotherDreamWeaver Mar 2012 #14

this fucker was already under investigation for a shooting ? but still on the job JI7 Mar 2012 #6

Yes. Starry Messenger Mar 2012 #7

No reason for him to NOT be on the job after a shooting. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #16

I've seen many comments like this on other sites....sickening. Lilyeye Mar 2012 #8

The comments sections of news sites are really sewers. Starry Messenger Mar 2012 #11

Yes, they're disgusting and I hope so too. I notice that many comment sections are linked to FB now. Lilyeye Mar 2012 #15

His wife who works at Bryman College also rejoices at the thought. freshwest Mar 2012 #9

It makes me ill. Starry Messenger Mar 2012 #12

Yes, they are in positions of authority and it's frightening to me. They look reasonable, too. freshwest Mar 2012 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest Mar 2012 #9

This verifies everything the AA community is saying about racism and profiling in law enforcement. MoonRiver Mar 2012 #17