The police officer who posted a hilarious video mocking LeBron James has been suspended from his job over the harmless joke.
Nate Silvester, an officer in Bellevue, Idaho, aims to “humanize the badge” with his funny and topical posts on TikTok.
According to Silvester’s best friend, Gannon Ward, the city did not find the officer’s video as funny as millions of us did and have suspended him for a week. While he is currently still employed, angry leftists are definitely trying to change that.
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NYPD robot at barricade situation at 344 east 28 street in Manhattan. April 12, 2021
Credit: Peter Gerber
That’s ruff.
The NYPD will part ways with “Digidog,” the robotic police dog that became the subject of a City Council subpoena after images of it went viral.
The department told The Post on Wednesday that it ended a contract with Boston Dynamics to lease the four-legged robo-cop.
“The contract has been terminated and the dog will be returned,” a spokesperson said.
The sudden termination comes after a clip of the machine patrolling a Manhattan housing project went viral, sparking backlash and drawing comparisons to the dystopic TV series “Black Mirror.”
Mayor Bill de Blasio then urged the NYPD to “rethink” its use of the robot. Eventually, City Council leaders agreed and decided to subpoena the NYPD to find out its cost.
Police officials told The New York Times that the department had ended its $94,000 contract with the robot dog’s maker on April 22 in response to the inquiries from Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Councilman Ben Kallos.
The lease on the dog, which had been scheduled to end in August, was cut short after the pup became a “target,” said John Miller, the NYPD’s deputy commissioner for intelligence and counterterrorism.
He said people were improperly using the dog to fuel arguments about race and surveillance, according to the Times.
“People had figured out the catchphrases and the language to somehow make this evil,” Miller said.
Democrat controlled, ANTIFA/BLM/Thug friendly. Riot there, they will let you. Miami probably will too. 2 of our rancid Democrat islands in the state.
Now the rest of the state, different story. People still carry weapons and still defend their families, homes, and businesses. Knock yourselves out in Broward though! Have fun!
Broward Co. Sheriff Seeks To Limit Enforcement of Florida’s New Anti-Riot Law
Fort Lauderdale, FL – The Broward County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) has ordered deputies not to enforce the state’s newly-passed “anti-riot” law unless department administrators determine it is absolutely necessary.
The directive was made to avoid having “any overzealous deputies utilizing the new law to conduct enforcement that could violate people’s civil liberties,” BCSO Executive Director of Law Enforcement Colonel David Holmes said in an email to district captains on April 21, the Associated Press reported.
Col. Holmes alleged the anti-riot law could negatively impact the BCSO’s attempts to connect with members of the community, according to the Associated Press.
BCSO deputies have been told that any request to enforce the law must be sent up the chain of command for approval, and only in the most extreme of circumstances.
House Bill 1 passed largely along partisan lines earlier this month with a vote of 23-17, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
It has since been signed into law by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who championed the legislation.
The measure provides civil legal immunity to motorists who drive through groups of people blocking roadways, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
It also establishes a mandatory six-month jail sentence for anyone convicted of battering a law enforcement officer during a riot, and denies bail for anyone charged in connection with a riot until after they have made their initial court appearance.
Rioters who destroy paintings, flags, memorials, plaques, structures, or any other object established to honor historical events or people can be charged with a felony offense that carries a possible 10-year prison sentence, the Associated Press reported.
Local governments that attempt to interfere with the police response to violent riots could be stripped of civil liability protections under the measure.
“This bill is about preventing violence,” the bill’s sponsor, Senator Danny Burgess (R-Zephyrhills), said during the debate on the Senate floor, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
Burgess shot down allegations that the law will shield drivers who might target protesters by intentionally ramming into them, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
“That is no way protected in this bill,” he said.
He said the provision would only apply to motorists who are trying to protect themselves from demonstrators.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida released a statement denouncing the passing of the bill, which it claimed was “designed to chill and criminalize Floridians for exercising their First Amendment right to protest.”
They further alleged the measure will “shield violent counter-protesters from civil liability for killing a peaceful protester or demonstrator with their vehicle.”
“By defining ‘rioting,’ the bill grants police officers broad discretion in deciding who could be arrested and charged with a third-degree felony at a protest and fails to provide protection for people who have not engaged in any disorderly and violent conduct,” the ACLU of Florida said.
The group said the measure was also a ploy by state officials to “usurp control of a city budget and amend it to their liking.”
ACLU of Florida Executive Director Micah Kubic declared the bill “is racist, unconstitutional, and anti-democratic,” and that it was “purposely designed to embolden the disparate police treatment we have seen over and over again directed towards Black and brown people who are exercising their constitutional right to protest.”
“This bill is a disgrace to our state,” Kubic said.
Oh really???? So only black and brown people riot???? Ever see what ANTIFA looks like????
Really now whose the real racist? The Left of course.
Caught on camera: Black Lives Matter activists threaten police: ‘You shoot us, we shoot you’
COLUMBUS, OH– According to a video posted to Twitter on Thursday, April 22nd, Black Lives Matter activists protesting near the site where an armed 16-year-old was fatally shot by police, threatened to kill police in retaliation.
In the video, an unidentified speaker says:
“We’re not gonna sit here and just sit around while you shoot and kills us and back to the suburbs. We’re sick…maybe it needs to be an eye for an eye.”
The individual continued:
“They shoot us, we shoot them! You shot us, we shoot you!”
In the days since the fatal shooting, activists have argued that Officer Nicholas Reardon should have attempted to de-escalate the situation.
According to the Daily Caller, Black Liberation Movement Central Ohio founder Kiara Yakita said that Reardon’s use of force was unjust because he chose to immediately use deadly force.
Yakita said in a statement:
“When I saw the body-cam, I noticed the difference in how they police. When it comes to black people, they do not like to de-escalate. The reaction seems to be to fear black people who are in conflict and to just try and violently stop them.”
She added:
“There’s not many questions asked, there is hardly any time spend trying to identify who’s the victim, who’s the aggressor, who’s the person who even called us here for help in the first place.”
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