BREAKING NEWS: Virginia police officer is FIRED after he terrified black soldier in Army uniform dur

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Source: Daily Mail

A Virginia police officer involved in a controversial traffic stop last December where officers drew their guns at a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, has been fired.

Windsor Police Officer Joe Gutierrez has been 'terminated from his employment' following an internal investigation that showed he failed to follow department policy.

Gutierrez's dismissal was revealed in a press release from the Town of Windsor on Sunday night .

Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9460269/Gov-calls-probe-traffic-stop-Black-Army-officer.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailus

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. Here is the press release

Link to tweet

?s=20

[Indykatie]

4. I'm so Glad to See This. I Couldn't Stop Thinking About this Incident.

I don't See a REC box included on this post. Did anyone else have that problem?

[mahina]

11. Same question here. I don't see a Rec option.

[soldierant]

15. It was available by the time I got here. I was #33.

[AZ8theist]

21. So the Hispanic cop gets axed, but the lily white one stays??

Sounds about right.

[cinematicdiversions]

22. They are both Lily White. NT

[whistler162]

39. So how long have you known the Gutierrez

Family? Since you obviously know his ancestry!

[cinematicdiversions]

40. Dude he is white. Being Hispanic oir having a Hispanic surname doesn't change your race. NT

[tblue37]

23. He was the lead cop in this incident. I'm guessing the other guy will get fired, too, eventually.

[rpannier]

36. This probably got him fired

per MSNews

"I'm honestly afraid to get out," Nazario is heard telling the officers after they've approached the vehicle with weapons drawn and order him to exit the vehicle.

"Yeah," Gutierrez says, "you should be."

found this as well

The officers approach the SUV, and Nazario says, "I'm serving this country, and this is how I'm treated?" Gutierrez responds that he is a veteran and "learned to obey."

Gutierrez is heard telling Nazario he was "fixin' to ride the lightning, son," which the lawsuit describes as a "colloquial expression for an execution," particularly in reference to the electric chair.

[bermudat]

44. You sounds about white

[Elessar Zappa]

47. Gutierrez could be white.

Remember, Hispanic isn't a racial identification.

[Blue Owl]

2. Good.

[elleng]

3. EXCELLENT!!!

[PSPS]

5. With no national database to track them, these 'roided-up cops just get a new job with another pd

[Maraya1969]

12. Yea. That bothers me.

[llashram]

14. this

he'll have another job harassing African-American soldiers sooner rather than later. These cops are racist rabid dogs.

[NJCher]

26. there is a database in the works

You can read about it here:

https://sci.usc.edu/lewis-registry/

[FailureToCommunicate]

6. K n R

[Taraman]

7. From last December. Took their sweet time.

[Delphinus]

8. True!

I wonder if they would have fired him had the video not come out.

[COL Mustard]

41. You Know The Answer To That

Of course not. And I hope LT Nazario succeeds with his lawsuit.

[thenelm1]

9. And just the one? There were 2 officers in this confrontation, yes? n/t

[onetexan]

13. Yea i saw both drew their weapons

[wnylib]

10. Firing is only a start. He should be prosecuted

and convicted for his actions. I don't know Virginia law, but there must be something in the legal code that covers abuse of power, harrassment, and assault.

What about the other cop?

[George II]

16. That's great news. That guy should NOT be a police officer. I hope the lawsuit is successful.

[Progressive Jones]

17. What about the other piece of shit? Why is that particular pig still employed? nt

[Ziggysmom]

18. Doesn't appear that the Windsor VA Police Dept has fitness standards.

Firemen are required to pass regular fitness exams. It should be mandatory for police to demonstrate physical AND mental fitness.

[AZ8theist]

19. It's REFORM the police, NOT DEFUND.

A major reform should be a national data base of fired cops, so these psychos don't get hired on elsewhere.

AND.......random drug tests to weed out the roid users. There's no place for either of them on any police force.

[NJCher]

27. see post 26

above, re database

[SunSeeker]

20. Good. Now pay the soldier a LOT of money. nt

[vsrazdem]

38. They did . He got 5 million.

[whathehell]

43. Already?

Do you have a link?

It's excellent news, but it seems to have happened fast.

[stopdiggin]

24. translated -- officer 'terminated'

after story blows up -- sh*t hits the fan -- and Governor goes on TV to call his behavior 'disgusting.'

but before that (like 12 hours ago) -- the decision was on a razor's edge -- really too close to call.
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[AverageOldGuy]

25. No problem . . .

. . . he'll go 20 miles up the road and be hired for another police or sheriff's department.

[NJCher]

28. see post 26

eom

[Captain Zero]

32. Or to another state...

Sometimes terms of the dismissal is to not work in the state again. They just move to another state.

[intheflow]

29. Windsor PD only fired him after the video was released to the public.

That means they knew for four months what these cops did was illegal, it's not like they didn't view the body camera footage before they shared it with Lt. Nazario's lawyers. Also, what's the bullshit about not firing the other guy? Yeah, Gutierrez was lead douchebag but not only did that other cop not intervene, he completely backed up Gutierrez's terrorist actions. He should be fired, too.

[NullTuples]

30. By "fired" they mean "fired and charged with crimes", right?

[Nululu]

31. He needs the orange jumpsuit to be monochrome

[LetMyPeopleVote]

33. The State of Virginia is investigating this crime

Link to tweet

[Jon King]

34. Cop said if he made a stink it would not "effect my life one way or another".

That arrogant cop tried to get him to let it go. He told him if he made a fuss about it the Army would find out and he would be in trouble. The cop said "it won't make a difference in my life either way". Guess he was wrong about that.

[electric_blue68]

45. Heh heh, heeh

[Aussie105]

35. So add this to the list of things that can set cops off . . .

Being in uniform while black.

Is there no intelligence test or attitude/aptitude test that these thug-cops must pass before they get to strap on a gun and terrorize people?

[Withywindle]

37. Good start

They also need to fire cops who terrorize civilians.

[electric_blue68]

46. Good! Some justice done!

[MissMillie]

48. What pisses me off...

(Other than the fact that this happened at all)

This happened 5 months ago. It's only after the vid goes viral that the officers face repercussions.

[DonViejo]

49. Locking...

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