Officer Hoover from Philadelphia Police with badge number 3279 has been accused of harassment. Learn about the truth.
A video of him harassing a man named Gabriel has been circulating on social media. The public is upset about how the officer treated the man and passed racist remarks on him.
Netizens are trying to force the police department to fire him. They can be seen commenting and making tweets addressing the police department and asking them to fire him.
Who is Officer Hoover Philadelphia Police 3279?
An officer from Philadelphia police identified as Hoover with the badge number 3279 has been trending on the Internet. The bizarre video of a policeman raising his eyebrows after he was filmed harassing a local man and shouting “WorldStar” has surfaced on the web.
The six-minute video showed that the officer did not stop insults and threatening questions at the man called Gabriel according to a Youtube video.
The victim claimed that he started to film him after he realised that he was being followed on foot when he left his relative’s house in the Poplar neighbourhood. As per the clip, Hoover increasingly became abusive and bullied Gabriel as he did not respond negatively to his harassment.
In addition, he also passed racist remarks like ‘homie’ and ‘boy’ at Gabriel. His actions showed that he was trying to get physical with him or trigger him to do so. Many people speculated that he was trying to find an excuse to arrest him.
Learn More On Harassment Video of Officer Hoover on Facebook
The harassment video for officer Hoover is widely criticised by cyberians on platforms like Facebook. A user shared the harassment video and expressed his dissatisfaction through the post.
He said that the police department is yet to fire him and although he might be ‘one bad apple’, if the force fails to take action against him it would be proved that the entire barrel is rotten.
Netizens are surely upset about this kind of behaviour from the police officer. They are supposed to make the public feel safe but based on the video, the man named Gabriel is obviously feeling unsafe around the officer.
According to a news source, Gabriel is said to have been charged with disorderly conduct and a small possession of marijuana.
Find Officer Hoover on Wikipedia
There is no information on Officer Hoover on Wikipedia. In addition, the police department is yet to comment on the issue.
Thus, once the news is out about who this officer is, we will update you shortly.
