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Protesters march in Bridgewater, New Jersey, on 13 June 2020 during a demonstration against police brutality and racism following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on 25 May. ((Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images))
A New Jersey township has fired a long-serving police officer who called Black Lives Matter demonstrators “terrorists” on social media.
Last June, veteran Hopewell Township police officer Sara Erwin wrote a Facebook post calling the group “terrorists” and criticising those who supported the movement online.
“Last night as I left for work I had my two kids crying for me not to go to work,” she wrote, according to NJ.com. “I don’t think I’ve ever felt the way I did last night. And then I watched people I know and others I care about going into harms way. I love my police family like my own. So when you share posts and things on Facebook I’d really appreciate if you’d THINK before doing so. I’v
A second officer – Sgt. Mandy Gray – was suspended for commenting on Erwin’s post.
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“Last night as I left for work I had my two kids crying for me not to go to work. I don’t think I’ve ever felt the way I did last night. And then I watched people I know and others I care about going into harms way. I love my police family like my own. So when you share posts and things on Facebook I’d really appreciate if you’d THINK before doing so. I’ve seen so many black lives matter [sic] hashtags in these posts. Just to let you know – they are terrorists. They hate me. They hate my uniform. They don’t care if I die.”
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A long-time New Jersey police woman has been fired for writing a Facebook post labelling Black Lives Matter protesters “terrorists” in June last year.
Sara Erwin had been with her department since 2001 but after a unanimous vote by the Hopewell Township Committee, she was terminated.
Two weeks after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, Sara Erwin took to her Facebook to vent her frustrations. Last night as I left for work I had my two kids crying for me not to go to work. I don t think I ve ever felt the way I did last night,” she said.