US EditionCourt upholds Milwaukee police officer’s firing for posting racist memes after Sterling Brown arrest
- The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the firing of Officer Erik Andrade for racist memes related to Sterling Brown's arrest, triggering public outcry.
- Andrade's termination in 2018 was due to violating the police department's code of conduct on social media, not his actions during Brown's arrest.
- The court ruled 5-2 that the police chief justified Andrade's dismissal based on evidence, proper procedure, and potential impact on his credibility in future legal cases.
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State Supreme Court upholds Milwaukee cop’s firing over Facebook posts • Wisconsin Examiner
The Milwaukee Police Administration Building downtown. (Isiah Holmes | Wisconsin Examiner)The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a former Milwaukee police officer’s argument that he wasn’t given enough information about why he was fired after making controversial posts on Facebook six years ago. Milwaukee’s police chief at the time fired the officer, Erik Andrade, after talking to a prosecutor who said that because of Andrade’s Facebook posts,…
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