St. Louis Area Cop Thinks Protesters Should Be ‘Put Down Like Rabid Dogs’
A police officer just 15 miles away from the ongoing protests in Ferguson, Mo. allegedly said he thinks the protesters should have been “put down like rabid dogs.”
Officer Matthew Pappert is a police officer with the Glendale Police Department. He has been an officer since 2008. Pappert received the 2009 City of Glendale Community Service Award and the 2013 Kirkwood American Legion Post and Kirkwood Optimist Club Public Safety Award.
He also apparently holds contempt against the protesters in Ferguson, according to screenshots obtained by The Daily Caller.
In a series of Facebook posts beginning Aug. 17, Pappert allegedly wrote, “I’m sick of these protesters. You are a burden on society and a blight on the community.”
“These protesters should have been put down like a rabid dog the first night,” he said in a later comment on the same post.
Glendale Police Chief Jeff Beaton said the Facebook page seems by all accounts to be Pappert.
“I’m shocked to be quite honest,” he told TheDC. “I wouldn’t expect any of my officers to make any kind of posts related directly to this incident since it doesn’t involve our agency. Again those are personal posts and they absolutely do not reflect the City of Glendale.”
Beaton also said that if events like Ferguson were to happen in Glendale, Pappert would likely be a responder.
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