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Kobel had recently been suspended and was facing a departmental disciplinary hearing over posts made under the name “Clouseau” and dating back over a year. Advertisement Hide
According to
the New York Times, the rants, which have not been made public, “attacked Black people, Puerto Ricans, Hasidic Jews and others with an unbridled sense of animus.”
“Closeau” reportedly called Barack Obama a “Muslim savage,” and called Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) a “filthy animal.”
He also envisioned a scenario in which City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, who is gay, “ends up the victim of a crime in one of the local bathhouses.” The comment was apparently retaliation for Johnson’s request for an investigation into the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy last year.