‘Shut Your Mouth, Boy’: Philadelphia Police Officer Caught On Video Harassing Black Man

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A video making the rounds connected societal media showing a Philadelphia constabulary serviceman harassing a Black man, calling him “boy” and “homie,” has prompted outrage and an investigation. Police officials accidental the serviceman shown successful the video has been placed connected administrative work arsenic an probe unfolds.

“This probe is progressive and ongoing with Internal Affairs. The serviceman is connected administrative work pending the result of the investigation. Any subject volition beryllium contingent upon the result of the Internal Affairs investigation. Since this is an progressive investigation, we volition not remark immoderate further,” Philadelphia constabulary officials said successful a statement.

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The six-plus infinitesimal video posted connected YouTube by a radical called Lackluster shows the incidental play out. Lackluster identifies the antheral signaling arsenic Gabriel and the serviceman arsenic “Officer Hoover.”

The video appears to amusement Gabriel walking location and being followed by Officer Hoover. The serviceman shines a flashlight successful Gabriel’s look and says, “Look astatine maine and my homie,” arsenic Gabriel records the interaction.

“I’m not your homie,” Gabriel responds. “I don’t privation to get shot, I’m Black.”

“Shut your mouth, boy. You don’t unrecorded down here,” the serviceman is aboriginal seen saying arsenic the confrontation continues.

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“Can you delight telephone the sergeant?” Gabriel repeatedly asks arsenic the serviceman continues to travel him.

The 2 proceed to locomotion down the roadworthy and commercialized insults. Gabriel tells the serviceman helium is walking to a household member’s location wherever helium volition telephone an Uber home. The video ends with Gabriel being placed nether arrest. Lackluster says helium was cited for disorderly behaviour and possessing a tiny magnitude of marijuana.

The video has gone viral connected societal media and has galore calling for Officer Hoover’s firing. PPD addressed the video successful a tweet Tuesday.

We recognize the video circulating has caused choler and disappointment. All PPD officers are expected to discharge their duties with grant and integrity. The serviceman progressive has been placed connected administrative work pending the result of an Internal Affairs investigation.

— Philadelphia Police (@PhillyPolice) October 5, 2021

“We recognize the video circulating has caused choler and disappointment. All PPD officers are expected to discharge their duties with grant and integrity,” the tweet reads.

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KYW-TV has reached retired to the Fraternal Order of Police for a effect to the video, but they declined to comment.