The agent in question is currently under investigation for “using the loudspeaker of a police vehicle for political purposes».
A New York policeman was suspended on Sunday for saying “Trump 2020“At the microphone of his patrol car, reported our American colleagues from Washington Post Monday October 26.
«Trump 2020. Post it on Youtube, on Facebook. Trump 2020Can we hear in a video broadcast on social networks, showing a police patrol stationed on the corner of a street in the neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. According to a witness cited by the American daily, the car was blocking the pedestrian crossing. An individual, scalded, would then have become angry with the patrol. The police officer in question then retorted “Trump 2020“. The individual, having filmed the scene, then insulted the agent of “fascist».
Immediate suspension
The sequence has been seen several million times on the web. In the face of the outcry, New York police announced on Sunday that the officer in question was immediately suspended, without pay. He is currently under investigation for “using the loudspeaker of a police vehicle for political purposes“. This act effectively violates the charter of the New York City Police Department (NYPD), which prohibits officers on duty “any public support for a political candidate».
«When you wear a uniform, it is imperative to be non-politicalNew York Police Chief Terence A. Monahan tweeted. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio also reacted: “Any New York police officer who publicly supports a political agenda while on duty will suffer the consequences.».
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