Posted on 12/02/2014 10:57:41 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Portland, Ore., police Sgt. Bret Barnum may have gotten a prime photo op, but whose side is he really on?
Over the last week, while protests were being held in Ferguson, Mo., the Portland, Ore., police have been quietly dealing with their own law-enforcement issues. According to the Portland Mercury, several police officers are now under fire for their activities on Facebook. Officers Rich Storm, Rob Blanck and Kris Barber changed their profile photos to Portland police badges with a rubber bracelet engraved with “I am Darren Wilson.”
Soon after the discovery of the profile photos, Chief Mike Reese of the Portland Police Department issued a statement saying that he ordered the officers to change their “I am Darren Wilson” Facebook profile pictures. Reese said he also asked Portland’s professional standards unit to review the matter. According to policy, since the officers used their badges, Reese said, it trumped the officers’ right to free speech during their time off the job.
Over the weekend, another Portland police officer became the subject of fodder after his photo went viral. The Internet was filled with “awws” after a photographer photographed Sgt. Bret Barnum hugging 12-year-old Devonte Hart during a Ferguson demonstration in Portland on Nov. 25, 2014. It was called the hug that “broke the Internet.” Many people felt that the photo was a welcome relief from the police violence that has saturated the news recently.
But others were a bit more skeptical about the photo, as well as of the cop. And needless to say, they had every right to be.
In an ironic twist of events, Barnum was one of 31 people on Facebook who “liked” Officer Storm’s profile photo of the “I am Darren Wilson” bracelet.
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So....what?
Yesha the idiot must have a problem with that.
the root ......appears to one of THOSE media outlets
Because its impossible to see the truth in the Michael Brown case - that he was a strong arm robbing thug who was shot attacking a cop - and still be compassionate.
That’s wacist!
If you don’t support the black criminal thug Michael Brown, you’re a wacist.
I guess cops can’t be supportive of fellow cops. Sgt. Bret Barnum has discovered how intolerant our society is becoming of people who support all that is right and good in the world.
Free speech for cops? That’s now wacist, too.
So I guess that means he was actually trying to crush the kid and not hug him.
another sterling piece of urialism from the “folks”...[ a tip of the hat to BHO].....who also brought us:...
“The Ferguson Movement Has Too Much to Do—Don’t Let It Fizzle Out Like Occupy Wall Street”
oh my oh MY!
He was using the kid as a human shield. Oh, and he's a racist too.
The whole country is a Darren Wilson supporter morons!
“But others were a bit more skeptical about the photo, as well as of the cop. And needless to say, they had every right to be.”
This is written by a reporter??
The bias is so blatant its laughable.
translation: “ Alleged Humane Cop turns out to be Nazi, Fascist, Right Wing, Baby Seal Killer!!!! “
When this news gets out, that kid needs to go into hiding. He is at great peril in his community.
bttt
The Root obviously has its roots in the sewer.
Let’s all record and save the addresses of these MSM liars, just as they want to do with us.
This will be very very useful when they try to run during the CW-II which they are trying so hard to start.
I would be willing to bet that about 99% of the police officers on the job today support Darren Wilson.
Yesha Callahan is the Managing Editor of Clutch Magazine. Yesha has written for Blogher, where she was a Parenting Contributing Editor and her work has been seen on Jezebel, The Grio, Huffington Post and The Root. In addition to writing online, Yesha was a writer for BET’s late night talk show, Don’t Sleep! Hosted By T.J. Holmes and is currently working on a novel.
So police officers are now being told by superiors to stop their support for Officer Wilson yet the Congressional Black Caucus and the players on the St. Louis Rams can show their support for Michael Brown with that stupid hands up gesture with no worries of condemnation. I swear I tried to deny it to myself but this country is truly freaking screwed up when a thug criminal is being glorified to this extent and bad behavior is excused and intelligent people are rationalizing it. We’re on the track to oblivion as a country if we don’t put an end to this nonsense.
Hopefully, the Fergies are learning something from the Time magazine cover and the NFL football players. When a cop wants to question you about a robbery, it’s “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” instead of being a “Gentle Giant” idiot trying to grab the cop’s gun. A lot of NFL players are experts. They know the routine. The Fergies need to listen to them.
I support Wilson. So I guess I can’t hug anyone ever again?
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