Silvester was initially suspended for his video that cropped up on TikTok on Apr. The former police officer was identified as Nate Silvester who believes he is the latest target of “cancel culture.” He made the claim hours after he was fired on Thursday when he appeared on the Fox News show. “The decision was solely made by the command structure within the Bellevue Marshals office and was not influenced in any way by me or by the City Council,” Burns explained. His efforts to mock the four-time NBA champion proved costly which Bellevue Mayor Ned Burns said was a result of continued policy violations after agreeing to the last chance agreement with his superiors. The Independent reached out to Mr Silvester for comment.A cop from Idaho who grew to prominence for his TikTok video mocking LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers has been fired from the force. Last night, Mr Silvester was a guest on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show, on which he labelled himself “the latest target of cancel culture” and said that he had posted on TikTok before while on duty and in uniform, but “it wasn’t until my LeBron James TikTok surfaced and struck a political nerve that they started to pay attention”. People angry about Mr Silvester’s firing have posted a crowdfunder, which the organiser stated gathered more funds than it expected to so therefore “ he wishes to use this platform he’s been given to help other officers in other situations similar to his, on a case by case basis”.Īdditionally, there have been suggestions that he is planning to write a book titled ‘Never Off Duty’. This is a personnel issue that is being dealt with internally,” the Bellevue Marshall’s Office wrote in a Facebook post on 27 April.īellevue, a midwest town, has a Black population of 3 per cent. This is NOT how we expect our Deputies to act on duty or use city time.
#IDAHO COP MOCKS LEBRON JAMES IN TIKTOK VIDEO PROFESSIONAL#
The Bellevue Marshal’s Office always demands that our Deputies engage with our citizens in a friendly and professional manner. The statements made do NOT represent the Bellevue Marshal’s Office. “The Bellevue Marshal’s Office is aware of the extreme controversy regarding Deputy Marshal Silvester’s viral TikTok. Mr Silvester posted the video posted 24 April on TikTok, saying: “I mean, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, but then again you are really good at basketball so I guess I’ll take your word for it.”Īfter the video was uncovered by the station’s management, Mr Silvester was put on administrative leave.
In the video, Mr Silvester is pretending to speak to Mr James on the phone, “So you don’t care if a Black person kills another Black person, But you do care if a white cop kills a Black person, even if he’s doing it to save the life of another Black person?”
The caption in Mr James’s tweet read “You’re next.” Mr Silvester’s TikTok video was a response to the basketball player tweeting a photo of the officer who shot dead Ma’Khia Bryant, 16, on the same night that Derek Chauvin was found guilty for murdering George Floyd. The Independent has reached out The Bellevue Marshall’s Office for further clarification. He was not terminated for the content of his speech he was terminated for his failure to follow clearly laid out and well established policy,” the statement read. “The policy violations have nothing to do with the tone or the tenor of his speech that he posts online.
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