US Cops' Facebook Posts Show Hostility, Hate

Last Updated: 22nd March, 2021 10:39 IST On the Facebook group, many officers criticized other police officers or chiefs who supported Black Lives Matter protestors, who they called “terrorists,” “racist” or “thugs.” The chief of police of Mount Pleasant Township Pennsylvania, Lou McQuillan, is listed as one of the administrators of a private Facebook group called “Pittsburgh Area Police Breakroom.” On the Facebook group, many officers criticized other police officers or chiefs who supported Black Lives Matter protestors, who they called “terrorists,” “racist” or “thugs.” McQuillan is currently running for a vacant magisterial district judge post. McQuillan posted an article in June 2017 about a civil settlement being reached in the police shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. He sarcastically remarked on how the amount of the award was determined, writing, “future earnings? lol What about Ofc Wilson? What about his lost earnings? Joke.” Several officers replied that the earnings would have derived from crimes or welfare checks and one posted the theme song from “The Jeffersons.” In response to an interview request from the AP, McQuillan sent a statement saying, “Of course I regret the loss of any life. My comments and posts from four years ago…
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