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Two Chicago police officers who kneeled while in uniform after being asked about President Donald Trump’s criticism of football players’ decision to kneel during the national anthem before games will be reprimanded, a Chicago Police Department spokesman said Monday.
In a picture posted on the Instagram account of anti-violence and anti-poverty activist Aleta Clark, a woman wearing Clark’s signature “Hugs No Slugs” shirt kneels between two African-American officers holding up their fists.
The caption below the Instagram picture said:
“That Moment when you walk into the police station and ask the Men of Color are they against Police Brutality and Racism & they say Yes … then you ask them if they support Colin Kaepernick … and they also say yes … then you ask them to Kneel!”
The identity of the officers are not known.
Rule No. 42 of the Police Department’s Rules of Conduct prohibits uniformed officers from “participating in any partisan political campaign or activity.”
“We are aware of the photo, and we will address it in the same way we have handled previous incidents in which officers have made political statements while in uniform, with a reprimand and a reminder of department policies,” said Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi.
Clark said on her Instagram page that “European” officers declined to kneel with her.
