Thirteen Philadelphia police officers are soon to be former police officers after an investigation highlighted their racist and homophobic Facebook posts.
It didn’t take a mastermind detective to look through the officers’ public social media feeds and uncover language unbefitting of law enforcement.
The 13 set to be fired are also merely a slice of the 72 officers who’ve been placed on administrative duty after the online database the Plain View Project collected over 5,000 comments and posts from officers in Philly and seven other nationwide jurisdictions.
Many of the posts seemed to celebrate violence against minorities. Others expressed bigoted views towards the LGBTQ community.
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One Philadelphia officer commented that a suspect “should be taken out back and put down like the rabid animal he is.”
The Plain View Project stated that the comments “could undermine public trust and confidence in our police.”
For many community leaders and residents, that ship sailed long ago. Peaceful protesters gathered outside police headquarters and demanded action.
Of the 72 officers whose posts were shared, 17 were highlighted as the worst offenders. 13 are now “suspended with the intent to dismiss.”
“I continue to be very angered and disappointed by these posts,” said Police Commissioner Richard Ross Jr.
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney called the posts “deeply disturbing.”
“We have a duty to represent ourselves and our city,” he said at the news conference. “We will not allow this incident to break down the progress we have made and we pledge to do better.”
Catholicslutbox
I saw a hot cop the other day.
Rex Huskey
in the mid 90’s I was walking along north Miami Beach strip one night. i came across a local cop in his cruiser at the public beach parking lot. we chatted about some BS stuff. and I went on my way back to my condo. he followed. damn what a man. I eventually met his wife and 19 y/o son. had sex with them all. those were the days.
Catholicslutbox
Cool story, bro.
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Darsithis
If you’re a cop, you have to be held to a higher standard, especially in public. You’re responsible for the safety of everyone, and they’re not all like you. They’re not all straight, they’re not all white, they’re not all Christian.
Rock-N-RollHS
Don’t know where you live, but the cops in my area include a high proportion of black and spanish-speaking cops, and a nice number of women, black and white and hispanic. Further, I know several gay cops, so . . . painting with a broad brush is simply dishonest whether you are on the right or left.
Cam
@Rock-N-RollHS
Your comment had nothing to do with theirs. Sounds like you’re trying to deflect.
Bronce
Investigations like this may open others with more firings and this might stop some of the murders the police commit on unarmed people of color……..maybe the tide is turning and officers are going to be tried for murder in uniform
1898
every one of these jerks will have job offers waiting for them in police and sheriff departments throughout the south and the midwest, unfortunately
dinard38
Unfortunately, you are right!! These cops will just go work for another city or county.
CJones01
@Rock-N-RollHS: You can be a racial minority and still homophobic. You can be a woman and still racist. You can be gay and transphobic.
And maybe your local police department is the sole beacon of diversity and light, but that would be one of thousands. Overall there is a need for this kind of overhaul.
SportGuy
Good. They need to find all these hateful morons and fire them. Then maybe innocent people would stop being killed for no reason.
1898
they won’t stay fired, though. they’ll just take jobs in the corrections system or with ICE/CBP or they’ll get hired by the hundreds of small police and sheriff departments all over the country that are short staffed and can’t be picky
Cam
There needs to be a national database. If a public servant is fired for violence, bigotry, sexism etc… that needs to be in an easily searchable report. Currently these cops can drive 30 miles away and get hired by another department.