Council President Scott Calls for Investigation of a Video of Baltimore Police Officer Coughing at Residents

Council President Scott Calls for Investigation of a Video of Baltimore Police Officer Coughing at Residents

Disturbing Video Shows a Baltimore Police Officer Purposefully Coughing at Residents in a Public Housing Complex

BALTIMORE, MD (April 7, 2020) – Council President Brandon Scott released the following statement regarding a disturbing video of a Baltimore Police officer  deliberately coughing near residents:

“Today I was made aware of a video of a Baltimore Police Officer deliberately coughing at a resident as he walked by. I immediately forwarded the video to Commissioner Harrison for investigation and action. COVID-19 is not a joke and this behavior is beyond unacceptable. When you are in public service, it is your duty to treat everyone with respect, especially when we are dealing with both a public health pandemic and a gun violence epidemic. This is not behavior that we want our police officers or any of our public servants to model to our residents.

Everyone can contract COVID-19 and all of Baltimore has to take this seriously and treat each other with respect.  For public servants, this means carrying out duties with safety and compassion at the forefront of all actions. For citizens, this means adhering to the advice of public health professionals while following government guidelines issued to save lives. 

I will be following up with the Commissioner regarding this disturbing incident.”