Jamaica: Police Officers Appearing in Tik Tok Videos Face Disciplinary Action
- Several police officers are in trouble after Tik Tok videos of them dancing to a song that seems to glorify violence went viral
- In a virtual media conference, the Commissioner of Police has condemned them for displaying traits that are not in line with the police force
- Apart from facing disciplinary action, the officers will undergo remedial training to realign their minds back to proper service
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An undisclosed number of Jamaican cops are set to face disciplinary action after appearing in Tik Tok videos, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has revealed.
Details indicate that the officers, who were not only dressed in full police uniform but were also armed with assault rifles, went viral for dancing to a song that seems to glorify crime and violence.
According to The Jamaica Observer, the song in question is 'Gunman Shift', a popular hit by the dancehall industry's breakout artiste Skeng.
“Cork and fire, pull a gun like Remington. Fully charged up and eager to kill a man,” goes part of the song's lyrics.
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In one of the videos, two female cops are seen lip-syncing to the song while brandishing their official rifles, while another has a male officer dancing in his living room on Tiktok account @christophergordon666.
Disciplinary action and re-alignment
According to the Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson, the lyrics in the background song the officers were dancing to are not consistent with what is expected of the disciplined forces.
“In the videos, the police officers had weapons on them and that's certainly not the image we would expect of our officers,” he said, as reported by The Gleaner.
He added that on top of disciplinary action, the officers will go through remedial training if the organisation decides to retain them as employees.
That way, he said, would align their mindset with the best possible values of the Constabulary Force.
He further revealed that the Police High Command has come up with guidelines that explain how the issue will be handled going forward.
The disciplinary probe is being handled by the Inspectorate and Professional Standards Oversight Bureau (IPROB).
Stunning Cop shares pic online, has SA super thirsty: “Please come arrest me”
In other news, Briefly News reported that a local cop has social media users buzzing after sharing some super hot pics online. The stunner rocked a killer outfit while out-and-about patrolling the streets of Mzansi and South Africans seem to agree we're all in safe hands.
Heading online, Twitter user @Ntombi_saucy shared the firey snaps along with this spicy caption: "Lemme follow y'all."
In the pics, the female police officer looks super in command as she poses with her gun. The #workingbabe shows off her tattoos as well as her big armoured truck. Her cool blonde haircut definitely adds to the edginess of the entire look.
It seems the social media users were really left drooling after viewing the pics. Many people felt the stunner was a 'thirst trap' who could have them arrested any day.
Source: Briefly News
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