The social media posts included content that celebrated violence against protestors, publicly accused SPD of hating its employees, blamed victims of assault and taunted family members of deceased individuals, according to SPD's disciplinary action report.
Theresa Robinson, KIRO 7 NewsSEATTLE — A Seattle police officer was fired last month following an internal investigation that found he violated department policy by posting content to Twitter that caused “great harm to the Department’s relationship with the community.”that included screenshots of tweets posted by Officer Andrei Constantin, who used an anonymous Twitter account, in 2020 and 2021. Constantin’s Twitter account has since been deactivated.
In an interview with the Office of Police Accountability, Constantin reportedly admitted to posting the tweets on his personal account and expressed a high degree of remorse. He also expressed that he was “greatly impacted by the riots in 2020 and used social media to vent” and has since engaged in mental health treatment.
In his determination, SPD Chief Adrian Diaz also acknowledged Constantin’s history of disciplinary issues, including two prior suspensions.
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