needs to go. I don't know how that happens with the FOP, but he has been a thorn in the side of the Chicago Police Department for a long time, and definitely a problem since being elected president of the union. A real loser.
In February 2021, Catanzara was suspended without pay from the Chicago Police Department for authoring a series of obscene and inflammatory social media posts, making false reports and being insubordinate or disrespectful to supervisors.[9][10][11] In August 2021, he was criticized by mayor Lori Lightfoot, the Anti-Defamation League, and the American Jewish Committee for his comments comparing vaccine mandates to The Holocaust.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Catanzara
Meanwhile, the president of Chicago’s FOP, John Catanzara is defending the rioters. He’s come out in support of their violent actions justifying and normalizing their attack on the Capitol — that claimed the lives of two Capitol Police officers — and downplaying the threat rioters posed. It’s dangerous and needs to be stopped.
That's why, in partnership with Police Unions Exposed, we're calling for Catanzara to be removed immediately. The longer Catanzara remains in power, serving as the mouthpiece for 12,000 Chicago police officers, the more these pro-Trump white supremacists will feel empowered in their violent actions — in Illinois, in D.C., and across the country.
Just last month, Catanzara was placed under investigative review. He is now facing possible firing over racist and offensive posts on social media, including a post that read, “savages they all deserve a bullet,” when referring to Muslim people. Along with these comments, he’s also posted similarly bigoted remarks about women and liberals and about former First Lady Michelle Obama. The Police Board is still considering whether or not to fire Catanzara over these atrocious remarks -- this is a board composed of civilians who are appointed by Mayor Lightfoot. They have the power to fire Catanzara at any point.
https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/chicago-police-union-john-catanzara-defended-capitol-rioters-hes-got-go-firecatanzara/
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