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Ohio Joe

(21,769 posts)
Wed Oct 27, 2021, 06:37 PM Oct 2021

Institutional racism? What institutional racism?

Black Lives Matter chapter in Washington state is demanding that a white county sheriff resign after he was charged with falsely claiming that a Black newspaper carrier had threatened to kill him.

Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer is charged with one count of false reporting and one count of making a false or misleading statement to a public servant, according to charging documents from Attorney General Robert Ferguson’s office. The misdemeanor charges stem from a Jan. 27 incident in which Troyer followed Sedrick Altheimer along his newspaper route and called 911 claiming that Altheimer had threatened to kill him.

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At least 40 officers arrived and swarmed Altheimer’s car, ordering him to keep his hands on the wheel. Police told Altheimer that Troyer claimed Altheimer had threatened to kill him.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/blm-demands-resignation-of-white-sheriff-charged-with-lying-about-black-news-carrier/ar-AAQ1vuv?ocid=msedgntp

As the article says, this was a SWATing attempt. I suggest you read the whole thing... It is so very fucked up this cop still has a job.

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