Freedom of Speech? Police officer fired for giving his opinion on social media

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - A Fort Lauderdale police officer was suspended earlier this month for allegedly posting racist material to his Facebook account.

In a letter to Officer Jeffrey Feldewert, dated June 11, the department notified him that, “effective immediately, your leave with pay will be changed to suspension with pay for 20 days, and your dismissal from city service will be effective at the close of business on July 10, 2015.”

The letter referenced a comment from Dec. 18, 2014, in which Feldewert responded to a post about three African-Americans involved in a bar fight.

Felderwert wrote “Typical Hoodrat Behavior,” accompanied with a photo of a black man being arrested by white police officers. More

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