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47of74

(18,470 posts) Sun Jun 25, 2017, 03:56 PM Jun 2017

Polk County deputy who posted Islamicphobic stuff on Facebook has been fired

Good news from Polk County

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A controversial Polk County sergeant has been fired, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

Former Sgt. Dan Charleston was terminated from his job on Friday, according to the sheriff's office. Because of possible appeals or litigation, the sheriff's office declined to comment further.

But Charleston has faced a number of controversies during his time at the sheriff's office. Most recently, he was under internal investigation by the sheriff's office for Facebook posts made in early June regarding Islam, including one post that called the religion an "evil ideology."

One post showed a graphic that claimed to list "verses from the Quran that inspire terrorists." Charleston added his own comments to accompany the graphic, including: "No reasoning with this evil ideology," referring to Islam.

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Hopefully he'll stay fired this time.

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Polk County deputy who posted Islamicphobic stuff on Facebook has been fired (Original Post) 47of74 Jun 2017 OP

I'll second that good news! rurallib Jun 2017 #1

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1. I'll second that good news!

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