Officer ‘Go F*ck Yourself’ Out of a Job After Pointing Gun at Ferguson Protesters

[n2doc]

By Joe Coscarelli

St. Ann police Lieutenant Ray Albers, better known as Officer “Go Fuck Yourself,” has resigned after pointing his rifle at protesters in Ferguson and telling them, “I will fucking kill you.” An internal inquiry recommended he either resign or be fired for the incident, which was caught on video, although the local police chief insists Albers raising his weapon was “totally justifiable.” Well, not totally, apparently.

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

Prior to the camera turning on, Albers had had water and urine thrown at him, [Chief Aaron Jiminez] said. He then saw three men with bandanas in the crowd, and one of them had a gun. He then heard gunshots, but not from that gun. So Albers raised his gun.

“That's why he used those words,” said Jiminez, who added, “I'm not condoning his behavior whatsoever.” (Maybe just a little bit.)

Officer Matthew Pappert of the nearby Glendale Police Department has also been fired following a suspension for racist Facebook postings about the protests. Pappert’s public suggestions included that the demonstrators (“a burden on society and a blight on the community,” “thugs”) be “put down like rabid dogs.” He added, “Where is a Muslim with a backpack when you need them?”

more

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/08/2-cops-fired-over-ferguson-protests.html

[randys1]

1. Jesus, I cant believe a single word of that, if a cop says X threw water at him, I cant believe it

sorry...you cops lie all the time

[pinboy3niner]

4. If he'd really seen someone with a gun, he wouldn't be pointing his gun at someone ELSE

[BlueCaliDem]

5. My thought exactly.

At any rate, he comes across as unstable and a danger to the people he's sworn to protect and serve.

[baldguy]

16. And why aren't any of the dozen other cops in the video reacting to that "gun"?

It's bullshit. there was no gun. If that's the Chief's excuse for justifying those actions, he should be removed as well.

[TheKentuckian]

2. Good, when will the terroristic threatening charges be filed?

That animal needs to be separated from the pack for public safety.

[dilby]

3. 1 down 500,000 more to go. n/t

[moriah]

8. Over the top, IMHO. Really, you want all cops fired?

What then?

[dilby]

9. 500,000 is not all cops.

It's roughly about 80% and I think we should be cleaning house and starting with a clean slate.

[hifiguy]

10. It's the 70-80% of rotten cops that spoil it

for the rest. And when the rest don't speak up about the bad ones, they are equally guilty.

[moriah]

14. In 2008, there were 461,000 sworn officers in the US.

https://www.google.com/search?q=how+many+police+officers+are+there+in+the+us&oq=how+many+police+officers+are+there+in+the+us&aqs=chrome..69i57.12243j0j9&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8

[gldstwmn]

6. The whole thing was recorded

so if there were gunshots let's hear 'em.

[BrotherIvan]

7. Hey Albers

GO FUCK YOURSELF!

Glad this pig can't interact with the public anymore. Counties and cities in the area should take note of these names and make sure they don't get hired on their police force. If a teacher is fired for violent or sexual behavior, the idea is "they'll never work again as a teacher." The same should be true for police officers. He is unfit to be on the police force anywhere.

[ecstatic]

11. I challenge the urine claim. Proof or it didn't happen

Who puts urine in a bottle while protesting in public? Who? Sounds like post-Katrina type lies.

[951-Riverside]

12. Cop gets caught on video making criminal threats with a firearm...

Chief defends it and calls him a "good friend", not only is he not fired but he's given the option to resign in order to keep his pension and of course no charges are filed.

And they still wonder why people are so pissed off on them?

This is craziness.

[Dawson Leery]

13. Unless the porker is charged with threatening with a weapon

no justice is served.

[Gore1FL]

15. One less cop for the revenue-generating speed-trap on I-70.

If nothing else, that's a short-term win.

[onethatcares]

17. what is his parachute?

a lt can rack up some serious coin in that pension fund. I guess that's why the resignation instead of firing.

Like BoA taking a big hit.