News to Know for April 15: Police Chief on traffic stop; Va. receiving more vaccines; Scattered morning showers Windsorâs police chief explained the decision to fire a police officer four months after pepper-spraying an Army officer in a video that went viral over the weekend. (Source: NBC12) By Adrianna Hargrove | April 15, 2021 at 6:59 AM EDT - Updated April 15 at 6:59 AM
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The WOKE sergeant major of the Army commended the second lieutenant whose December traffic stop prompted a lawsuit and the firing of a Virginia police officer. He’s proud of him for remaining cool as a pair of cops pointed their weapons at him.
“Like many of you,” Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston tweeted Monday, “I was concerned by the video of [2nd Lt. Caron] Nazario’s traffic stop in December. He represented himself and our Army well through his calm, professional response to the situation I’m very proud of him.”
He’s proud, not just proud, he’s very proud, of a Lieutenant who wouldn’t comply with the police officer’s commands. Why would his commanding officer be proud of him for that? Oh, wait, I forgot, we’re all WOKE now and it’s cool to ignore officers’ orders.
Sen. Duckworth Calls for DOJ Probe of Brazenly Violent Police Treatment of Black Army Officer
In this image made from Windsor, (Va.) Police video, Caron Nazario is helped by an EMT after he was sprayed with an agent by Windsor police after a traffic stop on Dec. 20, 2020, in Windsor, Va. (Windsor Police via AP)
14 Apr 2021
A retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Senate is calling on the Department of Justice to investigate whether there is an unlawful pattern or practice of conduct at the police department in Windsor, Virginia, after officers held a uniformed Guard officer at gunpoint and doused him in pepper spray.
Author of the article: Taylor Campbell
Publishing date: Apr 13, 2021 • 22 hours ago • 2 minute read • U.S. Army 2nd Lieutenant Caron Nazario raises his hands at a gas station during a violent traffic stop by Windsor, Virginia police officers Joe Gutierrez (L) and Daniel Crocker in a still image from Crocker s body camera taken in Windsor, Virginia, U.S. Dec. 5, 2020. Photo by WINDSOR VIRGINIA POLICE via REUTERS /Windsor Star
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Windsor police communications officers have been busy dealing with unwarranted backlash on Twitter in recent days after footage of a violent traffic stop in a Virginia town by the same name surfaced online.
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