DC Firefighter Under Investigation After Calling on Citizens to Murder Police Officers

Alex GriswoldJul 7th, 2016, 1:27 pm
 

DC firefightersA Washington, D.C. firefighter has been placed on administrative leave and is under investigation after making comments on social media urging citizens to murder “racist cops” and their supporters.

“These racist ass cops who are murdering our people need to start turning up the same way,” Norman Brooks posted in a now-deleted Facebook post reacting to a recent police shooting in Louisiana. “They shouldn’t feel safe walking the streets and neither should their supporters.”

“Protesting is a lost cause and it makes us all look like a bunch a pussies…” he continued. “It’s time to stop praying, stop protesting, start buying guns, and start protecting ourselves from those crooked ass racist cops. If you are a cop and not in support of these people then its about time to start turning these [motherf***ers] in or at least giving out some addresses so we the people can handle em.”

In another post, Brooks clarified that he was indeed calling for citizens to murder racist police officers. “The answer is ‘yes’…I’m saying the citizens should take the law in their own hands and target racist cops. Those pigs in Baton Rouge deserve nothing short of a bullet in their heads. See how their families feel after that,” he posted.

The D.C. Fire department confirmed in a statement to Fox 5 that they were aware of the comments: “Immediately upon learning of the allegations, Norman Brooks was placed on Administrative Duty pending the outcome of the law enforcement investigation as well as an internal review by the DC Fire & EMS Department.”

The local chapter of Black Lives Matter, however, expressed their solidarity with Brooks in a tweet.

[Image via screengrab/ Twitter]
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