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An Orange County sheriff’s deputy appeared to express sympathy for unmasked shoppers at a Gelson’s supermarket while also stating that the Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd was a “dummy,” not a murderer, according to a video livestreamed on Facebook.
The deputy, who wore a name tag reading “P. Medeiros,” was maskless himself when he arrived at the supermarket in Dana Point on Tuesday in response to a call from employees about the unmasked group.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will begin a personnel investigation into the incident, said spokeswoman Carrie Braun.
“The opinions expressed by the deputy are his personal opinion, and are not representative of the opinions of the department or the sheriff,” Braun said in an email.
Police chiefs from around the country praise Chauvin conviction as step forward Share Updated: 1:51 PM PDT Apr 22, 2021 By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JAKE BLEIBERG, Associated Press
Police chiefs from around the country praise Chauvin conviction as step forward Share Updated: 1:51 PM PDT Apr 22, 2021
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Show Transcript I don t think it s a period, but I think it s an opening for, for a different time and I hope that this kind of behavior by officers. I hope, I m hoping that the institutions will begin to change that. That officers will say, you know, it s okay to say I was there and it was totally wrong and, and it s okay for me to say that the police, they probably probably spark there are like they re not going to be able to get away with it. They went down that they re going to take their lives a little bit more serious than that. Your career is a little bit more serious mouth. I think it ll make people more aware, especially poli
Meghan McCain slams LeBron James for endangering the life of Ma Khia Bryant shooting cop by tweeting you re next after George Floyd verdict
McCain waded into the drama about the NBA star s now-deleted social media post on Thursday s episode of The View
She accused him of putting Officer Nicholas Reardon s life in danger
She said, while she agrees people of color are treated differently by cops, his social media post was fueling more violence
McCain also disagreed with co-hosts Sunny Hostin and Joy Behar over the fatal shooting, with Hostin calling Bryant s death an execution
James tweeted a photo of Reardon at the scene of Tuesday s shooting to his 49.6 million followers, reading: You re next. #ACCOUNTABILITY
Police chiefs hail Chauvin verdict as a key step to healing
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Hundreds took to the streets of Manhattan on May 30, 2020 to protest against police brutality after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. (Shutterstock)
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New Orleans Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said convicting Chauvin on Tuesday showed “police officers are not above the law.” Charmaine McGuffey, the sheriff in Cincinnati, said it was a “necessary step” in healing a nation torn apart by police violence. Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo encouraged Americans to breathe “a collective sigh of relief.”