Whitey Ford
06-08-2019, 02:16 AM
As if anyone would want to be a cop in Philadelphia anyway.
‘Get Them Off The Streets’: Protesters Demand Hundreds Of Philadelphia Police Officers Accused Of Racist Facebook Posts Be Placed On Desk Duty (https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/06/07/philadelphia-police-rally-for-justice-plain-view-project/)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vXhL0gtCFY&feature=youtu.be
Hundreds of Philadelphia police officers are facing backlash after they were accused of controversial posts on Facebook. Protesters called for action Friday at a “Rally for Justice.”
So far, 10 police officers have been placed on desk duty, and the police department has hired an independent investigator. Protesters say that’s not enough.
“We want to hold these officers and institutions accountable,” Saudia Durrant, with the Philadelphia Student Union, said.
About 100 protesters gathered outside of police headquarters to make their demands heard.
The department came under fire this week after officers, including some ranking sergeants and lieutenants, were outed for alleged racist and violent posts across social media. Thousands of Facebook comments and shared posts have been compiled in a national database called the Plain View Project.
10 Philadelphia Police Officers Placed On Desk Duty Due To Investigation Over Alleged Racist, Violent Social Media Posts
Comments and posts ranged from officers wanting to ram people with Barack Obama bumper stickers; others called those in the Black Lives Matter movement “racist pieces of (expletive.)”
‘Get Them Off The Streets’: Protesters Demand Hundreds Of Philadelphia Police Officers Accused Of Racist Facebook Posts Be Placed On Desk Duty (https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/06/07/philadelphia-police-rally-for-justice-plain-view-project/)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vXhL0gtCFY&feature=youtu.be
Hundreds of Philadelphia police officers are facing backlash after they were accused of controversial posts on Facebook. Protesters called for action Friday at a “Rally for Justice.”
So far, 10 police officers have been placed on desk duty, and the police department has hired an independent investigator. Protesters say that’s not enough.
“We want to hold these officers and institutions accountable,” Saudia Durrant, with the Philadelphia Student Union, said.
About 100 protesters gathered outside of police headquarters to make their demands heard.
The department came under fire this week after officers, including some ranking sergeants and lieutenants, were outed for alleged racist and violent posts across social media. Thousands of Facebook comments and shared posts have been compiled in a national database called the Plain View Project.
10 Philadelphia Police Officers Placed On Desk Duty Due To Investigation Over Alleged Racist, Violent Social Media Posts
Comments and posts ranged from officers wanting to ram people with Barack Obama bumper stickers; others called those in the Black Lives Matter movement “racist pieces of (expletive.)”