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Two St. Louis-area police officers have been suspended by their departments, as the unrest in Ferguson keeps intense scrutiny on the personal conduct of law enforcement officials.
A St. Louis County officer who had been assigned to the streets of Ferguson has been suspended after a Youtube video of him making incendiary comments surfaced.
A Glendale officer was also suspended Friday after comments he posted to Facebook.
St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said officer Dan Page, a 35-year veteran of the department, has been suspended pending a review by the internal affairs unit. The video was brought to Belmars attention by CNN reporter Don Lemon, who had previously brought Page to the departments attention after complaining Page shoved him.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/st-louis-county-officer-suspended-over-video-glendale-officer-suspended/article_44544bee-b353-5f86-aeb2-d13238a9fdc2.html
VanGoghRocks
(621 posts)Detectives' Division), Page (of the Glendale PD) and the St. Louis County SWAT officer (whose name escapes me at the moment). But the arch villain, Darren Wilson, remains on the lam.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)in all this, would be the removal of at least a few of these folks who appear to hold some bigotry in their hearts.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)The cop grabbed a photo of an accused killer from Oregon named Jodah Cain and posted it on Facebook as a photo of Michael Brown.
Here's the Jodah Cain photo from Cain's Facebook page:
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Suspect Jodah Cain, 17, poses in a Facebook photo with a gun. His mother said he'd been sent to Portland for a fresh start.
Jodah Cain And Micus Ward, Kansas City Cousins, Suspected In Murder Of Grandmother Jacqueline Bell
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/09/jodah-cain-micus-ward-murder-jacqueline-bell_n_4069914.html
And here's what the Kansas City cop, Marc Catron, posted on Facebook:
The KC Police Department took notice, and officer Catron is now in hot water:
http://www.bizpacreview.com/2014/08/19/officer-in-possible-trouble-for-false-facebook-picture-of-michael-brown-139804
KCTV broke the story with its report:
http://www.kctv5.com/story/26310700/kansas-city-officer-faces-review-for-michael-brown-facebook-posts
Louisiana1976
(3,962 posts)but based on what he says he sounds like he's drunk the Kool-Aid of some extremely nutty groups.