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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAustin police officers pose with Proud Boys in front of city hall
https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/apd-looking-into-photo-involving-several-officers
Austin Police 'looking into' controversial photo involving several officers
by Melanie Torre
Monday, November 2nd 2020
AUSTIN, Texas The Austin Police Department says they are launching an internal affairs investigation after a political and racially-charged photo included some of their officers.
In a memo to city council members, officials said "we do not justify or condone political activities in uniform" and they will look to determine if they violated policies concerning "endorsements and political activities."
It was taken following a rally outside the police department and involved a known hate-group, though rally organizers say the extremists photo bombed the image. Still, the political nature of the photo could be a violation of APD policy.
Sunday a group gathered at Austin Police headquarters showing support for APD and to rally against city council members cutting the police budget. The event ended near city hall where the image in question was taken.
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Austin police officers pose with Proud Boys in front of city hall (Original Post)
dalton99a
Nov 2020
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Jirel
(2,018 posts)1. So act.
Organize with others to ID those KKKops. Get their names and faces all over the news and all over social media. Create community pressure to fire those cops - unlikely, but they may be reprimanded or even demoted.
BusyBeingBest
(8,052 posts)2. Fire their asses.
ananda
(28,858 posts)4. Damm! I'm ashamed for my city..
.. when I see something like this.
So sorry.
onetexan
(13,036 posts)9. Ditto. All those cops posing need to be fired
This is why the public has such distrust of pur police. Problem is systemic.
But it still hurts.
And yes, this problem of system racism needs to
be resolved.
Squinch
(50,948 posts)5. Public support for white supremacists NEEDS to become a fireable offence. No questions asked.
superpatriotman
(6,247 posts)6. Poor Boys
Nothing to be proud of.
MagickMuffin
(15,936 posts)7. On the video clip of the pic in the OP has been blurred by the News
Which to me indicates the news station are blurring the line on who they are protecting.
I just enlarged the pic and there are 3 proudboys giving their white suprematist salute. The cops are surrounded by the group, therefore they were NOT photo bombed as they are claiming.
BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)8. A safe bet police voting for Trump today. ugh
dustyscamp
(2,224 posts)10. Asshole cops need to be forced out of the force