Calls Capital Police Who Fought Mob –“Glorified Security Guards”
White Plains Police Officer Lou Formoso posted the following Facebook post concerning the January 6 insurrection at The Capitol Building in Washington DC. “The capital officers whining like a baby of what they endured is it any less than what officers dealth with at antifa and BLM riots.” and then a comment below his post from Officer Formoso “There nothing but a bunch of Glorified security guards.”
These unfortunate comments caught the eye of Black Westchester Magazine, and writer Damon Jones, who wrote a story about it. Lack of Support for Capitol Police Exposes The Rise Of the MAGA COP in Westchester CountyWhite Plains Police Officer Disrespects Capitol Police, Calling Them “Glorified Security Guards.”
“I support the Capitol Police and the DC Metro Police, who fought for their lives on January 6 against racist MAGA heads and even some MAGA off-duty officers.There has been no love from the law enforcement community for the family of the Capitol Police Officers.
Officer Brian Sicknick was killed responding to the riots on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. His mother had to literally beg Republicans to investigate what happen that day and to find out who killed her son.
Officer Harry Dunn of the Capitol Police – one of the four officers who testified Tuesday before the House select committee investigating the riot – told the panel a rioter had screamed at him, prompting a crowd to turn on him with shouts of “Boo! Fucking nigger!”
Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell said he was beaten with a flagpole and soaked with chemical spray while defending the Capitol. As a result of his injuries, he said had surgery on his right foot, would need surgery on his left shoulder, and will need further rehab for possibly more than a year.
But after all this testimony, Lou Formoso, a local White Plains Police Officer took to Facebook, disrespecting the heroic efforts of the Capitol Police and DC Metro Police Officers, having the unmitigated gal to say that “Capital Police are Glorified Security Guards.” and comparign them to Antifa and BLM attacks that other police officers have endured–
Wait! He’s a White Plains Cop, we must ask how many times has actually been in a drawn out fight or out numbered in an altercation even close to January 6?
These officers and organizations are quick to condemn protest about immigration and civil rights but their silence has been deafening of their majorly white comrades who illegally stormed the US Capitol Building to hang the Vice President, killed a officer and endured countless other Capitol and DC Metro Police Officers. White is always right and these cops should have known better not to speak out against it.
They’re nothing but hypocrites hiding their MAGA Badges and should not be patrolling our streets. I hope this serves as a lesson to elected officials across the nation and especially in Westchester. A racial sensitivity class once a year does not cleanse the mind of being a racist, bigot, or insensitive to the community’s needs.
If you hire racists, they will remain racist. If you employ a bigot, they will stay a bigot. Some might pull back because of the social-political climate. Unfortunately, Trump’s MAGA rhetoric has emboldened racists and bigots, especially those that wear a uniform and badge,” wrote Damon Jones.
The story caught the eye of County Legislator Damon Maher who wrote, Every American needs to find 15 minutes to watch the full, heart-rending testimony of Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn about the events of January 6th:
“In addition to the fellow officer for him he dedicated a brief moment of silence, there are now four Metro DC police officers who were there trying to stop the infamous, treasonous insurrection on that and who have now taken their own lives. Now, Black Westchester Magazine tells us that a person claiming to be a White Plains cop has denigrated brothers officers at the Capitol as “whiners” [ insert link to that item from BW ] on Facebook and so BW asks the question: Have our local police unions denounced the WP officer’s comments? Have they issued a statement in general, unequivocal support of those dedicated and courageous officers at the Capitol? And against all those riotous traitors for beating up those officers as part of their clearly apparent mission to undermine law and order at its most fundamental level?” wrote Legislator Maher.
Black Westchester emailed their story to White Plains Councilwoman Nadine Hunt-Robinson, who” immediately shared our story on her Facebook and expressed her concern to the WPPD. She also confirmed that Formoso has since been removed from patrol duties and is now assigned to the records room,” wrote Black Westchester in a follow up story.
A quick check of Officer Formoso’s Facebook page finds nothing, all posts have been cleared out.
As a son of a law enforcement officer, I find it unfortunate that Police Office Formoso posted these comments. The attacks on The Capitol on Jan. 6th were nothing short of a terrorist attack on our country. And those officers who tried to fight back the mob were understaffed but did there best to hold the line. In my mind, and in the minds of the majority of Americans, they were heroes.
