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Department of Correction Officer Terminated After Anti-Muslim Social Media Post
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:02:02
Publish Date: 2021-05-27 00:07:42
Description: A Department of Correction officer was terminated Tuesday for violating employee conduct and social media policies. DOC officials said Officer Anthony Marlak’s speech threatens the safety of staff and inmates who are Muslim. In the termination letter , DOC Warden Amonda Hannah wrote, “Your personal use of social media has undermined the public’s confidence in your ability to function in your position.” A DOC investigation at the Cheshire Correctional Institution found that Marlak reposted a meme on Facebook with five apparently Muslim men hanging from nooses. A caption read “Islamic wind chimes.” Marlak added commentary, saying, “I think I found the best meme on the planet!!” Farhan Memon, chair of Connecticut’s Council on American-Islamic Relations, said that kind of anti-Muslim sentiment undermines public confidence, “because [Marlak] is of course dealing with Muslim prisoners and other officers. They all have an expectation that they will be dealt with fairly. Having an officer who
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