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United States News Title: Cop Who Declined to Help Puerto Rican Woman Being Harassed for ‘Un-American’ T-Shirt Resigns A Chicago police officer has resigned a month after a video of him standing by while an elderly man harassed a Puerto Rican woman for her un-American T-shirt went viral. Officer Patrick Connor of the Forest Preserves of Cook County Police Department resigned late Wednesday, and the police department say they are continuing to investigate the incident. In a video filmed last month that recently went viral, Connor can be seen standing by while an irate man harasses Mia Irizarry, who is dressed in a tank top with the Puerto Rican flag on it. Woman wears a Puerto Rico shirt. A man confronts her for wearing it, repeatedly approaches her within a couple feet, and questions her citizenship. When the woman pleads for a nearby police officer to keep the man back from her, he ignores her. pic.twitter.com/0YwG1rIuSl Riley (@TheRileyWilson) July 9, 2018 Seemingly unaware that Puerto Rico is in fact a US territory, the man proceeds to unload on Irizarry, calling her un-American and questioning her citizenship. I would like to know is she an American citizen? Why is she wearing that shit? he says, temper rising. Youre not going to change us. The world is not going to change the United States of America. You should not be wearing that in the United States of America. Irizarry called for help from Officer Connor, who declined to intervene, and instead milled around in the background. Eventually, other officers turned up and arrested the man, who they said was intoxicated. The man, identified as 62-year-old Timothy Trybus, was charged with assault. Timothy Trybus is the man who was arrested after repeatedly harassing a woman in Cook County IL. becuase she was wearing a shirt with the Puerto Rico flag on it. Heres the police report. pic.twitter.com/Fn274QVGW7 David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) July 10, 2018 Connor was placed on desk duty as an investigation began. Meanwhile, the video drew anger on Twitter, and the Governor of Puerto Rico joined the calls for Connor to be fired on Monday. Governor Ricardo Rossello said that he was shocked and disturbed by the officers behavior, and called Trybus a bigot. Today a video surfaced of an undignified event in which a Puerto Rican woman was brutally harassed by a bigot while an officer did not interfere. I am appalled, shocked & disturbed by the officers behavior https://t.co/F9L4ewt1Ac @DavidBegnaud @ACLU Ricardo Rossello (@ricardorossello) July 10, 2018 So, "old dude" harassed a woman for wearing a shirt that said, "Puerto Rico." Alternative headline: Police officer refuses to intercede while angry racist menaces woman for wearing a Puerto Rico shirt in America. https://t.co/W7pEXzjxrq Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) July 10, 2018 Poster Comment: I would like to know is she an American citizen? Why is she wearing that shit? he says, temper rising. Youre not going to change us. The world is not going to change the United States of America. You should not be wearing that in the United States of America. Eventually, other officers turned up and arrested the man, who they said was intoxicated. The man, identified as 62-year-old Timothy Trybus, was charged with assault. Anybody know if Timothy was wearing a Trump MAGA ball cap? Hey Trumpsters - Puerto Rico is United States territory.
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Well,*I* am unaware that makes them citizens. Irizarry called for help from Officer Connor, who declined to intervene, and instead milled around in the background. And he was wrong.Cops exist to keep the peace,not pick sides in arguments. Meanwhile, the video drew anger on Twitter, and the Governor of Puerto Rico joined the calls for Connor to be fired on Monday. And of course the only reasonable answer to that is "I no speaka de spick. Hiz not my yob,man!" Or as an alternative,"Speak English,MoFo!"
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