79 use of force reviews over 3 & 1/2 years. it took a video shove during protest to get him suspende

[Demovictory9]

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The Fort Lauderdale patrol officer who inflamed a tense demonstration on Sunday, knocking over a seated protester just before a peaceful protest against police abuse turned violent, has been reviewed by internal affairs for using force 79 times in his roughly three-and-half years on the force, according to department records.

Most notably, Steven Pohorence has drawn his firearm more than once a month on average since he was hired in October 2016, according to personnel records released by the law enforcement agency on Wednesday. But the internal affairs reviews, which are standard after officers use force in arrests, also show he never fired his weapon or was found to have violated any department policies.

Pohorence, a white officer who was captured on cellphone footage shoving a seated black female protester, received generally positive performance reviews for working in mostly black high-crime neighborhoods and once saved a disturbed naked woman from jumping off an I-95 overpass. His personnel file didn’t show any complaints from the public but his file also suggests some past friction. He was sent for mandatory training to improve communication skills in October 2019.

“He needs to work on his interactions with the public with emphasis on public speaking,” his supervisor wrote on his evaluation.

At least one expert on policing said the number of use-of-force reviews alone should have raised red flags in the department.

[msongs]

1. does he belong to an organization whose primary purpose is to protect criminal members? nt

[Demovictory9]

2. good question

[Wawannabe]

3. Uh, as in some cases

The police union? (Referring to MN police union letter to the rank and file after George Floyd murder).

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[SamKnause]

4. I fucking hate them.