In a startling revelation, a member of New York City’s police oversight committee has come under fire for likening police officers to the Ku Klux Klan. This controversial comparison was highlighted by the NYPD detectives’ union, which is now urging city officials to overhaul the watchdog group.
Amadee Bility, an investigator with the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), drew fire for a 2020 Facebook post where she equated law enforcement officers with members of the KKK. The content came to light through a screenshot shared by the union.
Bility’s post stated, “The reason u don’t see cops shutting down KKK rallies is the same reason u don’t see hannah montana and miley cyrus sitting in the same room,” echoing a sentiment that implies a direct correlation between the two groups.
Further controversy arose from another post by Bility, which depicted a police officer kissing another man, accompanied by the caption: “Cops when Trump supporters break into the U.S. Capitol building.”
Following these revelations, Bility’s Facebook account was swiftly purged of these posts after the Detectives’ Endowment Association flagged them to the CCRB on Friday. The board is responsible for probing civilian grievances against police conduct.
A detective who was supposed to have an interview with Bility this week disovered the postings when he looked her up online, a union official said.
DEA President Scott Munro said the CCRB needs to “clean house.”
“The DEA will not allow detectives to sit across the table from a disgraceful CCRB investigator who has publicly compared the police to the KKK and pushed the disgusting narrative that cops assault the people they protect,” DEA President Scott Munro said in a statement. “Her own words make it crystal clear: she hates cops and has no business investigating them.”
Bility, a former NYPD Explorer, a program for teens interested in police work, wont be doing any interviews with cops until the probe was complete, an agency source said.
Bility didn’t return a call seeing comment.
This isn’t the first time CCRB investigators have been called out for anti-cop social media posts.
The PBA released the names of several investigators in May after finding anti-police bias on their social media.
CCRB spokesman Dakota Gardner said the agency is investigating the newest posts.
“The CCRB takes allegations of bias on the part of its staff extremely seriously,” Gardner said. “The Agency was notified of the Detective’s concerns on Friday and agreed to postpone the interview pending an investigation.”