A slew of social media posts by top NYPD brass earlier this year were 'unprofessional' and fomented an 'unproductive public discourse,' the city's Department
brass earlier this year were “unprofessional” and fomented an “unproductive public discourse,” the city’s Department of Investigation found in a new report released Tuesday.last spring. It came in response to a barrage of X posts by top NYPD executives, including now-Chief of Department John Chell — who was chief of patrol at the time — and Deputy Commissioner Kaz Daughtry, along with the department’s press office.
DOI Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber charged that “no aspect” of some of the social media posts the agency reviewed “served the public.” The NYPD, in an emailed response to a request for comment, claimed the report found it had “already made significant changes to its social media practices.” But, although investigators did commend top NYPD brass for ceasing the behavior under scrutiny since last May, they said the department could still do much more to improve its social media practices.
“Several of the problematic posts this Office identified used hostile or negative language, either generally or directed towards a particular individual,” the report reads. “OIG-NYPD finds that these posts were inappropriate, offensive, and unprofessional and violated the Patrol Guide’s mandate to render services with courtesy and civility.”
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