by Ali Condon (ThePinkNews.com)
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A spokesperson for the New York Police Department (NYPD) has confirmed that an “internal review” is underway after a video of a police officer allegedly using a homophobic slur went viral on social media.
The video, which was shared to Instagram last week by user @skymilezz sees a police officer in the passenger seat of an NYPD squad car, appearing to say “suck my d***, f****t.”
As of Friday (3 November), the video has 2.3 million views and has sparked concerns from viewers and LGBTQ+ advocates.
The comment section is vastly divided over whether or not the police officer was in the wrong, but all comments seem to agree that they heard a slur.
A spokesperson for the NYPD told NBC News in an email this week that the video was under investigation.
The statement read: “The Department does not tolerate discrimination in any form and is committed to respectful work environments for our diverse workforce. The incident is under internal review.”
This followed a statement from GOAL, or the Gay Officers Action League – a nonprofit group that advocates for LGBTQ+ NYPD police officers.
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