Instagram photo calling cops ‘our real enemy’ brings trouble for Philly paramedic
FOX 29 News Philadelphia | WTXF-TV
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Police and others in the Philadelphia area are very unhappy with a posting of an image on Instagram by a Philadelphia Fire Department paramedic. The photo show two black males pointing guns at a white police officer. The message with the post says- “Our real enemy. Need 2 stop pointing guns at each other and at the ones that’s legally killing innocents.”
According to WTXF-TV the paramedic, Marcell Salters, works at Medic 23 which is located in the same building as the Philadelphia Police Department’s 19th Precinct. Salters apologized for the posting of the image and message, writing on his Facebook page:
That post was out of anger of what is going on around the world (Mike Brown, Eric Garner & etc.) & past experiences that I’ve had with police. My intention was not to slander or hurt anyone or my brothers in blue. Again I am sorry.
“It’s despicable, and it defames police,” said Police Union President John McNesby.
Philadelphia Police Union Chief John McNesby says the image is a slap in the face to police, the first responders who work side by side with firefighters.
The picture was followed up by another post from Salters account. It says “There are numerous crooked and corrupted cops (mostly white) & mostly they harass, beat or kill innocents(mostly blacks).” The account does not indicate that salters works with the fire department but he is seen in several pictures wearing his paramedic uniform.
“You don’t want to see anybody lose their jobs especially around the holidays. But if the charge of stupidity was in their handbook he’d probably get a life sentence,” said McNesby.
