Oakland Police Department launches probe into officers’ social media activity - East Bay Times

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OAKLAND – The Oakland Police Department is investigating allegations some of its employees may have been involved in social media accounts with “objectionable or offensive” content.

“The values of the Oakland Police Department are clear: We will not tolerate any form of hate speech, any expression that supports hate speech, or any acts of subversion, whether in-person or on online platforms,” the police department said in a news release Friday night.

The police department said employees, whether on or off duty, are prohibited from “affiliating with subversive groups” and doing anything that “brings disrepute” to the agency. Any employee who violates these rules is subject to discipline, including termination, according to the release.

“The trust of our community is our highest priority,” said interim Oakland police Chief Susan Manheimer in a statement. “We will not tolerate any breach of that trust from any member of our department.”

The police department did not name the social media accounts, but a report by Oaklandside on Thursday noted some officers “liked” former Oakland police Officer Jurell Snyder’s Facebook posts about the pro-Trump mob takeover of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Snyder told KPIX he was in Washington, D.C., and marched with the crowd to the building.

In one post, Snyder claimed antifa “set us and the cops up for a flare up,” referring to clashes between supporters of the president and law enforcement officers. There is no evidence the violent rioters who breached the Capitol were supporters of antifa, short for “anti-fascists,” an umbrella term for far-left leaning militant groups.

In the same post, Snyder made unsubstantiated claims about election fraud and referred to Ashli Babbitt, the woman shot and killed by a U.S. Capitol police officer, as a “patriot.”

As of Friday night, some of the posts were no longer “liked” by the officers and others were no longer available to view.

Snyder, in other Facebook posts, has also expressed support for the Boogaloo movement, which uses an ’80s movie sequel as a code word for a second civil war.

Oakland police Sgt. Barry Donelan, president of the Oakland Police Officers’ Association, said any officers showing support for violence or subversives “have no place in policing.” He supports the internal investigation.

“If some cop thinks it’s OK to like the Boogaloo movement, I don’t want any part of them,” Donelan said in an interview Friday night. “If that is where you are at, adios, good luck to you, you will not find support from those wearing the blue uniform and you should not.”

The union on Wednesday joined the Peace Officers Research Association of California statement that the “violent breach of the U.S. Capitol Building is reprehensible and belies the values and traditions upon which this country was built.”

Check back for updates.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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