Longtime Illinois police chief fired over a meme he posted about looters



A police chief of a suburban village in Illinois was fired after he posted a meme about looters that many found to be controversial.

Thomas Scully worked as the Orland Hills police chief for 15 years but he was fired on Wednesday over the Facebook post.

"We hold all of our public officials to the highest standards in their personal and professional lives in Orland Hills," the village said in a statement according to WBBM-TV.

"This social media post is in incredibly poor taste," they added. "It does not reflect the values of the people of our community, and we will not tolerate such behavior from any of our public officials."

They added in the statement that the village's deputy chief would fill in on an interim basis.

What did the meme say?

The meme was a commentary on the recent rioting and looting that resulted from protests over numerous incidents where black people were killed while in police custody or as a result of the actions of police officers.

It read, "Looting. When free housing, free food, free education, and free phones just aren't enough."

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Scully is far from the only public official to lose his position over controversial social media posts.

A staffer for the governor of Maryland was fired in August over posts that justified the shooting at a Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin that resulted the deaths of two protesters.

One post read, "Don't be a thug if you can't take a slug," with the image of police officer smiling. Another read, "When you see a skateboard wielding Antifa chickens*** get smoked by an AR toting 17-yr-old."

Here's a local news report about the incident:

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'Don’t be a thug if you can’t take a slug': Staffer for Maryland Gov. Hogan fired over FB posts defending Kenosha shooting suspect



A staffer for the Republican governor of Maryland has been fired after public outrage over his politically incorrect posts on Facebook having to do with the shooting suspect in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

A spokesperson for Gov. Larry Hogan blasted the posts from Arthur "Mac" Love, in a statement on Monday.

"These posts are obviously totally inappropriate," said spokeswoman Shareese Churchill.

One post had a screenshot of Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who was charged with allegedly shooting and killing two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, with a text reading, "This is the definition of self-defense."

A different post reportedly showed an actor toasting in celebration and the text reading, "When you see a skateboard wielding Antifa chickens*** get smoked by an AR toting 17-yr-old."

Another post reportedly showed a police officer making a thumbs up gesture with the text, "Don't be a thug if you can't take a slug."

Love served as the deputy director for the Governor's Office of Community Initiatives.

'A great innocent man'

A spokesperson for Love told WJZ-TV that he was the victim of cancel culture.

"This is a terrible doxxing attempt of a great innocent man that has lost his career and maybe even his livelihood, maybe even forever, because at the end of the day we live in such a cancel society where folks are willing to go ahead and not listen to the other side or differing opinion," said Gary Collins.

"And it's unfortunate because Mr. Love never had the ability to step back and explain his memes," he added.

Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott disagreed.

"It's the right thing to do," Scott explained. "You can't have someone working in state government who is supporting a terrorist, who shot and killed people because they were protesting."

In a media briefing Monday evening, Love told reporters that he is considering a lawsuit against the Hogan administration.

"I just want my life back," sLove said. "I'm an innocent American."

Here's a local news video about the incident:

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