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Demovictory9

(32,456 posts)
Fri Apr 22, 2022, 06:33 PM Apr 2022

Anonymous Comrades Collective identifies Springfield Officer Aaron Nichols as online racist-antiJe

https://uisjournal.com/news/2022/04/22/former-officer-aaron-nichols-maligned-the-blue-line/

On Friday, April 1, a story broke about former Springfield Police Officer Aaron P. Nichols who was placed on unpaid administrative leave for the discovery of racist online statements. Joshua Stuenkel, the Deputy Chief of Criminal Investigations for the Springfield Police Department, says that the department was made aware of the statements through an independent information gathering effort by a group called the Anonymous Comrades Collective. During a statement by Chief of Police Kenneth Scarlette, it was announced that Nichols was then placed on unpaid administrative leave – something that the Police Union did not oppose. The department announced that Nichols tenured his resignation on April 5. Though the disgraced former officer has turned over his badge and been officially relieved of police duties, Deputy Chief Stuenkel says the current investigation will continue. When asked if there was an indicated pattern of racial bias in Nichols’ police work, Stuenkel indicated that it was one of the many things that were being investigated. A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request has been submitted for the information on whether Nichols has had complaints filed against him or if he was reprimanded for misconduct prior to the announcement on April 1






http://springfield-leaks.com/racist-spd-officer-stripped-of-police-powers-and-placed-on-unpaid-leave-after-racist-tweets-are-exposed/

“Hitler did nothing wrong.” [archive]
“Magic Dirt Farmer” didn’t hold back on expressing his hatred of Jews. In one post he wrote : “If I found a genie and I had one wish? The jews would be a distant memory within 72 hours.”

“Being forced to live with n_ggers is a human rights violation.” [archive]
He also made his opinion known about supreme court justice nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson , referring to her with the racist slur “sheboon” and questioning her impartiality (the hypocrisy of a racist cop saying this is not lost on us).

“I’m a n_gger harm reduction specialist…Someone has to clean these streets.” [archive]


## the clues they followed to identify him##
“Magic Dirt Farmer,” who spoke openly about being a police officer, also made comments about his police department that matched characteristics of the Springfield Police Department. As noted at the beginning of this report, “Magic Dirt Farmer” gave us a general idea of the size of his agency, describing it as a “200+ man” department.

Aaron Paul Nichols of the Springfield Police Department
Aaron Paul Nichols , born February 1, 1976 , has been a police officer for the Springfield Police Department in Springfield, Illinois since June 14, 2004, according to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board . He has been a police officer for almost eighteen years. As noted earlier, in a reply to “Spicci” “Magic Dirt Farmer” claimed to have “3 years left” (presumably until retirement).
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Anonymous Comrades Collective identifies Springfield Officer Aaron Nichols as online racist-antiJe (Original Post) Demovictory9 Apr 2022 OP
Aaron Paul Nichols: dalton99a Apr 2022 #1
Chin filled with hate Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #5
Police forces and Sheriff's departments are full of that kind. Chainfire Apr 2022 #2
Quite A Slimeball! ProfessorGAC Apr 2022 #3
It is correct..he resigned Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #4
Good! ProfessorGAC Apr 2022 #6

Chainfire

(17,539 posts)
2. Police forces and Sheriff's departments are full of that kind.
Fri Apr 22, 2022, 06:54 PM
Apr 2022

When I was monitoring a gun forum, I heard it all the time. They are brave when hiding behind a screen name and too stupid to realize that, after a while, you give up enough info to get pegged. The more enlightened cops protect those kinds of officers which makes them as bad or worse because they know better. Cops need to clean up their own streets.

ProfessorGAC

(65,042 posts)
6. Good!
Sat Apr 23, 2022, 01:39 PM
Apr 2022

Thanks for the update.
Now, the PD needs to review every arrest he's ever made.
I've got a feeling some rotting fish odor will be detected.

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