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In the post, she denounced the tactics of Black Lives Matter and asked people supporting the movement to unfriend her. “Just to let you know — they are terrorists,” she wrote in June 2020. “They hate me. They hate my uniform. They don’t care if I die.” Several fellow Hopewell officers liked Ms. Erwin’s post or offered some support. One of them was Sgt. Mandy Gray, who had recently been promoted. It prompted an internal department investigation. The police brass took no action, but...

Police officers across the country have been fired, demoted or otherwise disciplined for social media posts that voice opposition to Black Lives Matter and violence during racial justice protests.

We have been discussing the termination of public employees and others for their postings on social media or public displays.  The latest case is out of New Jersey where former Hopewell Township police officer Sara Erwin was fired recent over a June 2020 posting on Facebook in which she referred to Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters as “terrorists.”  There remains an uncertain line of what political or social views are tolerated and what are barred on social media.  Indeed,  Gray wa...

Police Officer Fired Over Facebook Post Calling BLM Protesters Terrorists On 5/6/21 at 9:13 AM EDT A New Jersey town has fired a police officer who referred to Black Lives Matter protesters as "terrorists" on Facebook. Hopewell Township, through its council, voted unanimously to terminate the officer, Sara Erwin, on Friday, NJ.com reported this week. Sgt. Mandy Gray, an officer who reacted to the post, will be suspended for six months and demoted. The post in question was shared on Facebook in ...

A New Jersey police officer who called Black Lives Matter protesters “terrorists” in a Facebook post has been fired, according to a report.

A second officer – Sgt. Mandy Gray – was suspended for commenting on Erwin’s post. – “Last night as I left for work I had my two kids crying for me not to go to work. I don’t think I’ve ever felt the way I did last night. And then I watched people I know and others I care about going into harms way. I love my police family like my own. So when you share posts and things on Facebook I’d really appreciate if you’d THINK before doing so. I’ve seen so many black lives matter [si...

This is not about Black Lives Matter or your opinion of the movement. This is about whether a decorated police officer should be fired for giving their opinion on their own private Facebook page and whether another officer should be suspended for liking it. Hopewell Township police officer Sara Erwin, who has over 20 years on the force and serves as a DARE officer in the community, posted this in June of 2020. “Last night as I left for work I had my two kids crying for me not to go to work. I...

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Former Hopewell Township Police Officer Sara Erwin explains her Facebook post. Former Hopewell Township police officer Sara Erwin explained what prompted her to write the post that she said led to her losing her job.  A second officer, Sgt. Mandy Gray, who appeared with Erwin on the show, was suspended and demoted for liking the June 2020 post. Both Erwin and Gray each have 20 years of experience, according to their attorney Frank Crivelli, who argued their treatment was unjust and excessiv...

The two officers are long-serving veterans without prior disciplinary records, their lawyer says.