Dozens of police officers in the United States suspended from work because of posts in social networks

The Philadelphia Police Commissioner dismissed the officer from patrolling the streets, and the Supreme Prosecutor of St. Louis (Missouri) said she would no longer accept cases from the 72 officers after officers from several US police departments were offensive to sharing insulting social networks by posts.

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The removal of officers in Philadelphia, announced by 19 Jun. By Commissioner Richard Ross Jr., was part of the efforts of his department to counter the alarming flow of Internet posts made public this month as part of the Plain View project, a new database on the activities of officers in social networks, writes The New York Times.

According to published data, these posts, which were written by current or former officers working in eight police departments, included racist and Islamophobic statements, as well as boasting of officers who used excessive force during detentions.

“This is a good day to strangle someone,” one officer wrote.

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In Philadelphia, according to Commissioner Ross, the 72 officer was suspended from patrolling the streets, they were obliged to perform administrative duties while their statements and actions were being investigated. He said that some of them could be fired, and many would be punished. Commissioner Ross called these posts alarming and said that they cast a shadow over the reputation of his department.

“They will undoubtedly have an impact on the relationship between the police and the community. We understand this fact and do not neglect it,” the commissioner emphasized.

In St. Louis, attorney Kimberly Gardner said that because of these posts she placed the 22 officer on the so-called “list of exceptions” this week. Gardner explained that these employees would not be allowed to submit cases to her office.

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In her opinion, these posts cast doubt on the ability of the employees who published them to fulfill their duties in an impartial manner.

“Police integrity is at the core of community trust in the criminal justice system. When police integrity is compromised, it compromises the entire criminal justice system and our collective ability to seek justice,” Gardner said.

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