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Barack Obama T-Shirt Shooting: Peoria Cop's Demotion Upheld

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Nov. 6 2012 at 9:53 AM

Categories: Antisocial Media, Bad cop. No doughnut.

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No "hope" out of these youngsters.

Erstwhile Peoria Police Sergeant Pat Shearer remains Officer Pat Shearer for posting a picture on Facebook of a bunch of kids who'd apparently just shot up a T-shirt depicting President Obama.

A city spokesman says the three-member personnel board upheld the demotion, but reduced the amount of unpaid suspension from 80 hours to 40 hours.

See also:
-Barack Obama T-Shirt (Apparently) Blasted by Arizona Kids, from Cop Facebook Page
-Peoria Cop Demoted for Picture of Freshly Shot-Up Obama T-Shirt on Facebook Page

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Peoria Cop Demoted for Picture of Freshly Shot-Up Obama T-Shirt on Facebook Page

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Feb. 28 2012 at 3:52 PM

Categories: Antisocial Media, Bad cop. No doughnut., How Not to Use the Internet

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According to the Peoria Police Department, as well as common sense, this photo should not appear on a cop's Facebook page.

Peoria Police Sergeant Pat Shearer is now Officer Pat Shearer after posting a picture on Facebook of a bunch of kids who'd apparently just shot up a T-shirt depicting President Obama.

You can read about the incident from our colleague Stephen Lemons by clicking here.

According to Peoria police public-information officer Jay Davies, Police Chief Roy Minter let Shearer know he's been demoted to the rank of officer, and he's being suspended for 80 hours without pay, effective immediately.

Shearer has 10 days to appeal the decision, and the details can't be released as a public record until the appeals process is over.

The picture -- which showed seven kids posing with the Obama "hope" T-shirt and its Swiss cheese pattern -- was posted on Shearer's Facebook on January 19, under the caption "Another trip to the ranch."

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Facebook Lawsuit Plaintiff Sharon Beatty is Lawyer Grant Woods' Secretary

By Ray Stern Wed., Oct. 12 2011 at 12:44 PM

Categories: Antisocial Media

Grant Woods, a Valley lawyer and former state Attorney General, filed a federal complaint against Facebook this week on behalf of plaintiff Sharon Beatty -- who happens to be his secretary.

"Hey, Sharon, want to file a lawsuit against Facebook?"

We imagine that a conversation that included that line might have taken place last week between former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods and his executive assistant, Sharon Beatty.

Beatty, we've come to find out, is the Scottsdale woman acting as a plaintiff in one of several federal complaints filed this week against Facebook. And Woods, her boss, is her attorney in the case.

The complaints allege that Facebook owes users money after sneakily obtaining Web browsing histories while users were logged off the social media site. Facebook claims the data collection was a glitch.

Facebook spokesman Andrew Noyes writes to New Times today, "We believe this complaint is without merit and we will fight it vigorously." More »

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Facebook Sued by Scottsdale Woman, Sharon Beatty, Over Site's Tracking of Web Browsing History While Logged Off; Class Action Ruling Sought

By Ray Stern Mon., Oct. 10 2011 at 10:23 AM

Categories: Antisocial Media, Who's Suing Whom

Facebook calls it a glitch, but a Scottsdale woman and her Phoenix lawyer want to be compensated for the social media site's surreptitious tracking of Web browsing history.

Former state Attorney General Grant Woods filed the federal complaint on Friday for his client, Sharon Beatty of Scottsdale. But Woods is asking for the complaint to designated as a class action suit -- on behalf of 150 million U.S. Facebook users.

The new complaint, filed Friday, takes advantage of the furor over revelations this month about how Facebook tracks the browsing habits of Web users even if they're not logged in to Facebook.