'We're hiring': Florida police group tells jailed and disciplined officers to come work in state
by Mica Soellner
| June 08, 2020 05:09 PM
A Florida chapter of a major police group is under fire after advertising job openings for officers who have recently been caught engaging in violent incidents amid protests for George Floyd.
"Hey Buffalo 57... and Atlanta 6... we are hiring in Florida. Lower taxes, no spineless leadership, or dumb mayors rambling on at press conferences... Plus... we got your back! #lawandorderFlorida," reads a Saturday post made on the Brevard County FOP Facebook page, according to Florida Today. The post was deleted on Monday but had garnered over 2,000 comments and 1,000 shares before its removal.
The Fraternal Order of Police is the country's largest organization of sworn-in law enforcement officers, representing more than 300,000 members in over 2,000 local chapters. Critics say the organization is an obstacle in policing reform due to its deep ties with police unions and advocacy.
The post made by the local Florida chapter refers to officers who recently have been caught in widely condemned incidents throughout two weeks of national unrest over Floyd, a black Minneapolis man who was killed in police custody.
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