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Honolulu officer under fire for anti-Black Lives Matter social media post
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/32485087/honolulu-cop-under-investigation-after-threatening-facebook-post-about-black-lives-matterA Honolulu police officer is under investigation for a Facebook post that appears to threaten Black Lives Matter members.
In the post, officer Vincent Tripi writes, "
expletive) BlackLivesMatter. Unfriend me PLEASE if you’re offended. I’m locked and loaded 24/7. Come!”
Tripi has since deleted the post and taken down his Facebook page, but a screenshot of his post continues to circulate.
An HPD spokeswoman said that Tripi is a solo bike officer, and has been assigned to desk duty while an investigation is ongoing.
In the post, officer Vincent Tripi writes, "
expletive) BlackLivesMatter. Unfriend me PLEASE if you’re offended. I’m locked and loaded 24/7. Come!”
Tripi has since deleted the post and taken down his Facebook page, but a screenshot of his post continues to circulate.
An HPD spokeswoman said that Tripi is a solo bike officer, and has been assigned to desk duty while an investigation is ongoing.
