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By City News Service
May 18, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles Police Department internally identified an employee who distributed a Valentine s Day-themed social media post mocking the death of George Floyd, and Chief Michel Moore said today that he has recommended the person be fired.
Moore told the city s Police Commission on Tuesday that identifying the employee responsible is prohibited by state law, but the person was referred to the department s Board of Rights, its disciplinary appeal board. He clarified to commissioners that when a person is referred to the Board of Rights, they re recommended to be fired.
Activists have been calling for the firing of any LAPD employee who created or circulated the post, which featured an image of Floyd who was killed on May 25, 2020 after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for over eight minutes that included the words “You take my breath away. The police union, the Floyd family attorney and various city lead
U.S.Attorney General Garland to open a Justice Department probe into the
Los Angeles County Sheriff Department.
The coalition of activists want a Justice Department investigation to determine if the Sherriffs department “engages in a pattern or practice of using excessive force along with violations of the Constitution or federal law.
There has been several controversial shootings of Black and brown residents in recent years by LA County Sheriff deputy’s resulting in the deaths of Andre’s Guardado , Djion Kizzee and Fred Williams Jr. There are also reports of LA Deputy Sheriff’s belonging to and forming gangs within the department.
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