by Sonu Munshi - Sept. 17, 2012 09:54 PM
The Republic | azcentral.com
A Peoria police sergeant, demoted after his Facebook post caught national attention in January, has found no reprieve in his appeal.
An independent hearing officer upheld the demotion and suspension of Pat Shearer, whose posting showed a local teen holding a shot-up T-shirt bearing the likeness of President Barack Obama.
City leaders maintained his actions embarrassed the Police Department and brought disrepute to the city.
Shearer told The Republic that he regretted his action and agreed that discipline was warranted, but he called a demotion to the rank of officer excessive.
Hearing officer Cecil Patterson Jr. said Shearer knew about the department's social-media policy and "intentionally and knowingly" violated it to the discredit of the city, according to the written recommendation obtained by The Republic.
The department's social-media policy prohibits officers from using the agency's name, logo or any other identifying symbols online unless they get prior authorization for posts related to work.
Employees also are prohibited from posting anything that may discredit the department.
Patterson's recommendation to uphold Shearer's discipline will go before a city personnel board for the final decision.
The recommendation stated that Shearer "has not taken responsibility for his conduct or acknowledged the bad judgment which he exhibited here because he has refused ... and continues to refuse to acknowledge the damage which his actions caused (the city)."
Shearer said he was disappointed in the the finding.
He said his biggest regret is that this clouds his 25-year career with the city.
"I never wanted to offend anyone or bring discredit to the profession I love," he said. "I hope that before I retire, I will be able to overshadow this incident with something positive."
Shearer had clicked and posted that photo on his Facebook page after a weekend trip to a remote Arizona ranch.
His Facebook profile also showed him in uniform, in violation of department policy.
Shearer said he intends to speak before the personnel board, although no date has yet been scheduled.
"I feel like there's a lot of politics involved, and that's why it got as big as it did in the first place," he said.
Peoria spokesman Bo Larsen did not comment on the hearing officer's findings.
"We can't speak about it until it's presented to the board," he said.
18 Sep, 2012
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