SPOG president Ron Smith has backtracked on inflammatory Facebook posts before. Anna Minard
The Seattle Police Officers Guild took to its Facebook page last night, then, this afternoon, deleted this post:
Police union @SPOG1952 does exactly what they argue protesters shouldn’t: Blames an entire group for individual act. pic.twitter.com/gnWPbVYQrC
— Ansel Herz (@Ansel) July 8, 2016
We’ll see what Mayor Ed Murray and police chief Kathleen O’Toole have to say about this at a 2 p.m. press conference today.
A Seattle-area resident who asked not be named has filed a complaint about the SPOG post with the Seattle Office of Professional Accountability, alleging the message violates department policy prohibiting the disparagement of minorities.