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Illinois officer resigns after not helping woman harassed for wearing Puerto Rico shirt [View all]
Source: The Hill
BY MORGAN GSTALTER - 07/12/18 09:59 AM EDT
An Illinois police officer resigned after facing public criticism for not helping a woman who was harassed for wearing a Puerto Rico flag shirt.
A now-viral video showed Officer Patrick Connor failing to intervene when a man identified as Timothy G. Trybus began to harass 24-year-old Mia Irizarry, calling her un-American for wearing a Puerto Rico shirt.
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Irizarry said she had rented out a pavilion in a Forest Preserves of Cook County park last month to celebrate her 24th birthday, CNN reported Thursday.
Trybus is seen in the video harassing her for wearing a shirt with the Puerto Rico flag. She posted a video of the altercation on Facebook in June and it has since been viewed more than 1.5 million times.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/396653-illinois-officer-resigns-after-not-helping-woman-harassed-as-un
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