{"id":133107,"date":"2021-02-15T09:50:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T14:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=133107"},"modified":"2021-02-15T09:58:10","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T14:58:10","slug":"police-department-investigating-valentine-post-mocking-george-floyd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-department-investigating-valentine-post-mocking-george-floyd\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Department Investigating Valentine Post Mocking George Floyd\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolice-department-investigating-valentine-post-mocking-george-floyd%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=133107&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/George-Floyd.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has launched an investigation into the alleged spreading of a Valentine\u2019s Day-style image mocking George Floyd, who died in police custody this summer, an incident caught on video that sparked massive civil unrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Department has become aware of allegations that an image was being passed around the department and this image was in the workplace,\u201d LAPD HQ posted via Twitter on Saturday. \u201cThere are also allegations that the post with the image was authored by a department employee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA personnel complaint has been initiated and we are pursuing each allegation including interviewing the department member who brought it to our attention,\u201d the department added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A personnel complaint has been initiated and we are pursuing each allegation including interviewing the department member who brought it to our attention.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAPDHQ\/status\/1360810188777824260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Though the complaint was made, the department said it has not identified the image to be in the workplace, and has not found evidence that it was created by an employee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this point the Department has not identified any actual postings in the workplace or identified that it was in fact our department employee who created the image,\u201d the LAPD said. \u201cWe have raised the apparent existence of the image and directed commands to survey the worksites for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf found any employee or supervisor is directed to take possession and identify those present. The Department will have zero tolerance for this type of behavior,\u201d the department added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If found any employee or supervisor is directed to take possession and identify those present. The Department will have zero tolerance for this type of behavior.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAPDHQ\/status\/1360810190774231040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of Floyd. He\u2019s set to stand trial in March. \u201cThree other former officers are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/judge-approves-separate-trial-for-ex-minneapolis-police-officer-who-kneeled-on-george-floyds-neck\">scheduled<\/a> to stand trial in the summer in order to cut down on congestion in the court room and to abide by coronavirus protocols,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/minnesota-governor-calls-in-national-guard-ahead-of-trial-over-george-floyds-death\">The Daily Wire<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFloyd\u2019s death ignited protests and riots that rocked U.S. cities for months afterward as thousands of people marched in streets, set fire to police buildings, destroyed property, and looted stores. In the most extreme cases, individuals were hurt or killed,\u201d The Daily Wire reported. \u201cRetired St. Louis police captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/retired-police-captain-was-murdered-while-protecting-his-friends-pawn-shop-during-riots-widow-says\">David Dorn, for example,<\/a>&nbsp;died defending a local business from being robbed amid a riot there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Floyd died after Chauvin held him down with his knee on his neck for over eight minutes. In a toxicology report, it was found that methamphetamines and fentanyl were in Floyd\u2019s system. According to Chief Hennepin County Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker, an independent medical examiner who performed an autopsy on Floyd, evidence suggests Floyd died of a drug overdose, according to court documents. However, the medical examiner concluded that Floyd\u2019s death was a homicide.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/medical-examiner-concluded-george-floyd-likely-died-of-fentanyl-overdose-court-docs-reveal\">The Daily Wire<\/a>&nbsp;reported in August:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>New court documents have uncovered two memorandums, dated May 26 and June 1, that suggest Chief Hennepin County Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker concluded George Floyd likely died from a fentanyl overdose and found \u201cno physical evidence suggesting\u201d that he died of asphyxiation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAB (Andrew Baker) said that if Mr. Floyd had been found dead in his home (or anywhere else) and there were no other contributing factors he would conclude that it was an overdose death,\u201d says a memo dated June 1, outlining a May 31 virtual with Dr. Baker.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The memos seemingly run contrary to the&nbsp;Armed Forces medical examiner and Hennepin County medical examiner\u2019s final conclusion that Floyd\u2019s death was a homicide.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHis death was caused by the police subdual and restraint in the setting of severe hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and methamphetamine and fentanyl intoxication,\u201d the Armed Forces medical examiner found,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/news\/court-filings-medical-examiner-thought-george-floyd-had-fatal-level-of-fentanyl-in-system\">according<\/a>&nbsp;to FOX 9.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-police-bodycam-footage-shows-moment-by-moment-arrest-of-george-floyd-for-the-first-time\">WATCH: Police Bodycam Footage Shows Moment-By-Moment Arrest Of George Floyd For The First&nbsp;Time<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has launched an investigation into the alleged spreading of a Valentine\u2019s Day-style image mocking George Floyd, who died in police custody this summer, an &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1893457,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4724,4055,5154,3967,4899,6712],"class_list":["post-133107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-department","tag-investigating","tag-mocking","tag-police","tag-post","tag-valentine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133107\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1893457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}