Florida police officer fired after controversial Facebook post quoting : "WDTN"

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referring to It's unprecedented, in recent memory, for a St. Paul police chief to take such a public stand against an elected official. They are also an insult to all SPPD employees — sworn and civilian — who work hard on behalf of the city."Thao is the most vocal voice on the city council about police reform and is running for St. Paul mayor this year. I look forward to continuing the work of building police-community relations as a public official with St. Paul residents and police officers."Axtell, who rose through the St. Paul Police Department's ranks, became chief in June. After hearing from community members Wednesday, council President Russ Stark said he would convene a community discussion within the next few weeks. Thao's post, which appeared on his personal Facebook page Wednesday night and is not publicly visible, thanked Black Lives Matter organizers "for bringing our youth to city hall" for the council meeting.


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Florida police officer fired after controversial Facebook post
BARTOW, FL (WFLA) – The Bartow, Florida police department says an officer who posted a controversial comment on Facebook no longer works for the department. One will not be."After the protests and news coverage about the post, State Attorney Brian Haas removed Officer Arribas as a state witness. Earlier this month, protesters called for Officer Christina Arribas to be fired after a post made to her personal Facebook page where she called former President Obama a "gorilla."A citizen complained to the department about the post back in November. Now the police department confirms that Police Chief Joe Hall terminated Arribas' employment with the department on Thursday. NBC4's sister station WFLA spoke with Minister Tilex Altidor, who is pleased the officer was terminated, but still wonders why her questionable comments were not addressed.


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