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Chicago cop caught yelling homophobic slur at protester, video shows

#Chicago cop caught yelling homophobic slur at protester, video shows

A Chicago cop yelled a homophobic slur after a traffic cone was tossed at him during a police brutality protest, shocking video shows.

The footage, posted on May 30 to Instagram, shows an unidentified Chicago cop in riot gear carrying a stop sign and a baton while heading toward a police van.

Someone at the protest then hurled a traffic cone and a barricade toward the cop as his back was turned, prompting him to erupt, the 30-second clip shows.

“Wait until I turn my back, you f–king f—-t,” the cop screamed, shocking several people nearby, including one who called the officer a “racist” and “homophobic piece of s–t,” according to the video.

Chicago police on Saturday confirmed an investigation into the incident was underway, saying in a statement that the department “strives to treat all individuals” its officers encounters with respect.

“Any derogatory conduct is inexcusable and has no place in the department,” police said. “We do not tolerate this kind of behavior, which is why we have opened an investigation into this incident and will take appropriate disciplinary action immediately as we work to identify the officer involved.”

It’s unclear if the cop in the clip had been identified as of early Monday. A message seeking comment from Chicago police was not immediately returned.

The user who posted the footage, meanwhile, said other cops stood nearby and did nothing after the officer was enraged while assigned to the protest at Grand Avenue and State Street in the aftermath of George Floyd’s police-custody death in Minneapolis on May 25.

“We were walking away from their line peacefully and this cop attacked/chased a protester with that stop sign he is dragging (before cone flew),” the post read. “Other cops were watching him and doing NOTHING.”

Saturday’s statement from police came after the city’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability recommended that the office involved be identified and suspended as an investigation is conducted, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Officials from Equality Illinois are also demanding that the officer be immediately pulled off the streets, saying police brutality against queer and trans-African Americans cannot be tolerated, the newspaper reported.

“But we want to add, unequivocally, there is no place for homophobia among those who are charged with protecting our city,” the advocacy group told the Tribune. “This officer must be removed from duty.”

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