Officer John Catanzara describes himself as a “give no f#$%s, say it like it is man.” His Facebook and Instagram posts have prompted investigations.
In September, Chicago Police Officer John Catanzara made headlines
after posting on Facebook a picture of himself, in uniform, holding an
American flag and a homemade sign that read, “I stand for the anthem. I
love the American flag. I support my president and the 2nd Amendment.”
He was reprimanded for violating rules that prohibit officers from
making political statements while on duty. But if that discipline was
intended to change his ways on social media, Catanzara instead is living
up to the words he uses to describe himself on Facebook: “A give no
f#$%s, say it like it is man.”
Since he was disciplined last fall, the veteran officer has remained
outspoken and defiant, posting inflammatory material about women,
welfare recipients and those who disagree with his politics.
He has tangled with Facebook users who question him. “Keep listening for that knock on the door,” he responded to one critic.
And, more than once, he has boasted that he will continue to avoid
serious punishment. Police superintendents have twice tried to fire him,
though he appealed the efforts and won.
“The police dept didn't and CAN'T fire me,” he wrote last fall, after the flag post went viral.
Now, ProPublica Illinois has learned that the city's police watchdog
agency is conducting two investigations into Catanzara's social media
conduct in response to allegations of verbal abuse and coercion for
comments he made on Facebook and Instagram.
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Source: ProPublica
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