A NYPD police officer is under investigation because of what he wrote on his weblog. However, where when I landed in hot water due to my blog it was due to a single stupid mistake, this guy appears to have been bragging about grossly abusing his position as an officer of the law.
A Brooklyn cop is being investigated for Internet postings in which he brags about beating suspects, writing phony tickets and ignoring calls to his precinct.
The officer, identified by Internal Affairs investigators as a patrol cop who works in the 75th Precinct, uses the pseudonym “Brooklynbacon” and posts his messages on a site accessible through Xanga.com.
Alongside pictures of motorcycle trick riders, naked women, photographs with comical captions and pictures of human oddities, he posts messages supposedly about his job and, in some instances, his own misconduct. Any one of the offenses he describes could cost him his job.
Either the guy is telling the truth (and therefore a disturbing mix of braggart, ass, and idiot), or it’s all a fiction playing off the popular perception of NYPD officers (in which case he’s just an ass and an idiot). Either way, the stories he posted are more than serious enough to warrant landing him in hot water.
(via Say Anything)