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Philadelphia Police Department to fire 13 officers over offensive Facebook posts

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross announced Thursday that 13 officers would be fired for making racist or offensive Facebook posts, an unprecedented wave of terminations resulting from a scandal that has attracted national attention.

As Mayor Jim Kenney looks on at left, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross announces that 13 officers will be fired over racist or offensive Facebook posts during a news conference at Police Headquarters in Philadelphia on Thursday, July 18, 2019.
As Mayor Jim Kenney looks on at left, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross announces that 13 officers will be fired over racist or offensive Facebook posts during a news conference at Police Headquarters in Philadelphia on Thursday, July 18, 2019.Read moreANTHONY PEZZOTTI / Staff Photographer