{"id":544541,"date":"2021-05-28T15:50:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T19:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=544541"},"modified":"2021-05-28T15:50:40","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T19:50:40","slug":"officer-who-mocked-lebron-james-in-viral-video-fired-i-am-the-latest-target-of-cancel-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officer-who-mocked-lebron-james-in-viral-video-fired-i-am-the-latest-target-of-cancel-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Officer Who Mocked LeBron James In Viral Video Fired: \u2018I Am The Latest Target Of Cancel Culture\u2019"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fofficer-who-mocked-lebron-james-in-viral-video-fired-i-am-the-latest-target-of-cancel-culture%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=544541&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\/05\/GettyImages-1225288072.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>An Idaho marshal\u2019s deputy has been fired after posting a video online which mocked NBA star LeBron James for targeting an Ohio officer who fatally shot a teen attempting to stab another girl.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Nate Silvester was fired Thursday for&nbsp;\u201ccontinued policy violations\u201d after a \u201clast-chance agreement\u201d with his superior officers, said Bellevue Mayor Ned Burns, the New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/05\/28\/cop-fired-for-mocking-lebron-james-blames-cancel-culture\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe decision was solely made by the command structure within the Bellevue Marshals office and was not influenced in any way by me or by the City Council,\u201d the mayor added.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released on Facebook, the city <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/05\/28\/cop-fired-for-mocking-lebron-james-blames-cancel-culture\/\">claimed<\/a> Silvester \u201cwas not terminated for the content of his speech; he was terminated for his failure to follow clearly laid out and well established policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In April, Silvester mocked&nbsp;James for seemingly doxxing and threatening a police officer who saved a young black girl\u2019s life via a now-viral TikTok video mocking the athlete\u2019s rationale.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you don\u2019t care if a black person kills another black person, but you do care if a white cop kills a black person, even if he\u2019s doing it to save the life of another black person?\u201d Silvester says in the video mocking James, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/marshals-deputy-who-mocked-lebron-james-now-under-investigation-for-viral-video\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported. \u201cI mean it doesn\u2019t make a whole lot of sense, but then again you are really good at basketball, so I guess I\u2019ll take your word for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A week after the video went viral, the Bellevue Marshal\u2019s Office announced that Silvester was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/marshals-deputy-who-mocked-lebron-james-now-under-investigation-for-viral-video\">under investigation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Bellevue Marshal\u2019s Office is aware of the extreme controversy regarding Deputy Marshal Silvester\u2019s viral TikTok. The statements made do NOT represent the Bellevue Marshal\u2019s Office. The Bellevue Marshal\u2019s Office always demands that our Deputies engage with our citizens in a friendly and professional manner. This is NOT how we expect our Deputies to act on duty or use city time. This is a personnel issue that is being dealt with internally,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BMO3100\/posts\/839852243279764\">said<\/a>&nbsp;a statement from the office at the time. \u201cWe would like to thank everyone that took the time to reach out to us. We greatly value our relationship within our wonderful community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Fox News host Sean Hannity on Friday, Silvester <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/05\/28\/cop-fired-for-mocking-lebron-james-blames-cancel-culture\/\">said<\/a> he was \u201cthe&nbsp;latest target of cancel culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s all it is,\u201d he insisted, noting that his videos worked to \u201chumanize the badge\u201d as popular figures, politicians, and media personalities continue to vilify officers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone of my other videos that depicted me in my uniform or involving body camera footage, none of those mattered,\u201d the now-fired marshal\u2019s deputy told Hannity. \u201cThey didn\u2019t care about those. It wasn\u2019t until my LeBron James TikTok struck a political nerve that they started to pay attention and complain about it and came up with forms of discipline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, a&nbsp;GoFundMe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/please-help-officer-nate-silvester-recover-his-pay?utm_campaign=p_cp_url&amp;utm_medium=os&amp;utm_source=customer\">account<\/a> set up for Silvester blew up&nbsp;to more than $406,000; the account now totals more than $533,000.<\/p>\n<p>In a video post reacting to the outpouring of support, Silvester heaped praise on those backing law enforcement during these times where officers are routinely vilified.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe vast majority of people in our country are amazing, decent, honest, compassionate, generous people. We just don\u2019t get to hear from these people very often,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmericans still love their police officers, they still love their men and women in blue, and you guys have made that resoundingly&nbsp;clear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-gofundme-blows-up-for-officer-suspended-for-mocking-lebron-james-officer-reacts\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH: GoFundMe BLOWS UP For Officer Suspended For Mocking Lebron James; Officer&nbsp;Reacts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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