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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 the Township Committee voted unanimously on April 30 to fire Ms. Erwin. Ms. Gray was demoted and su...

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 was the first female officer hired in Hopewell Township and became the first female sergeant in 2019, ...

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 June last year, after the murder of George Floyd triggered protests against police brutality and r...

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