Maybe it’s because it’s the weekend, but it took this editor a couple of hours to happen upon the idea that this is a racial thing, and that’s why it’s being so blown out of proportion. The thread doesn’t say anything about race, so maybe that’s not it and the officer’s comment was just deemed “unprofessional.” In either case, a member of the Los Angeles Police Department is under investigation, and has been removed from the field, for wishing his fellow officers “happy hunting.”
As members of the LAPD’s SWAT team prepared to confront an armed suspect who had holed up in a downtown apartment building earlier this month, one of the highly trained officers offered a comment to the others.
“Happy hunting,” he said.
Thread 👇https://t.co/R8g8PQmTRe
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 20, 2022
An armed suspect holed up in an apartment building … so they call in the SWAT team? Where are the social workers?
The suspect was subsequently killed by gunfire from two other SWAT officers. Their supervisors later discovered the remark while reviewing video of the incident from cameras worn by officers at the scene.https://t.co/i0D2Zd7QFh
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 20, 2022
So some desk jockey reviews the bodycam footage from the comfort of the police station and discovers this disturbing audio? Is that it?
LAPD Chief Michel Moore confirmed the officer’s comment, telling The Times the officer has been removed from the field pending the outcome of an investigation. Moore declined to name the officer, citing state privacy laws for police.https://t.co/R8g8PQmTRe
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 20, 2022
The remark comes at a time of on-going scrutiny of the department’s SWAT unit. Former SWAT Sgt. Tim Colomey filed a lawsuit in 2020 alleging the team operates under a “culture of violence” driven by a group of influential members known as the “SWAT Mafia.”https://t.co/ZS6CoYIzua
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 20, 2022
Now the SWAT team is alleged to have a “culture of violence.” Again, where were the social workers?
In his lawsuit, which is still pending, Colomey claimed the problematic members “glamorize the use of lethal force” and ensure that officers who “share the same values” are promoted in the unit while commanders turn a “blind eye” to the problems.https://t.co/FurZD0l4la
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 20, 2022
https://twitter.com/jj__george/status/1527796912924991490
Pearl-clutching about a guy trying to save innocent people from an armed gunman.
Delightful.
— West Valentine (@TwirlClub) May 20, 2022
So where's the problem?
— RogueOne (@roguesquadon75) May 20, 2022
https://twitter.com/TrumanB67478623/status/1527821290341404672
— Kevin Warren's Dog (@235711131719p) May 20, 2022
You guys in L.A. are always so concerned with the rights and feelings of criminals.
— On The Beach (@sunny_shores75) May 20, 2022
https://twitter.com/Arkitekt781/status/1527763604518293504
They are people doing stressful, dangerous, essential jobs, and they leftist establishment absolutely loves maligning them. Coping via gallows humor and rough language is hardly surprising or bad. put yourself in their shoes. Imagine what it is like to leave for work every day…
— Anla’Shok0 (@Anlashok0) May 20, 2022
knowing the day may end with you in the hospital or on a slab in the morgue.
— Anla’Shok0 (@Anlashok0) May 20, 2022
It's how men talk. Get over it.
— Tom Forsythe (@TomForsythe7) May 20, 2022
Seriously, how did this even make the news? Was it leaked to the media or did the LAPD put out a statement? They probably did out of guilt.
Related:
LAPD detains Prius driver after ‘largely peaceful’ protesters ‘attempt to extract’ him from his car in Hollywood https://t.co/TyXrGnKoEV
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 25, 2020
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