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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has issued an apology for a social media post that sparked controversy late Sunday for offering condolences to the “victims and families impacted by the recent bombings in Iran.”
The post, which was shared across the department’s official social media accounts before being edited on one platform or deleted on another, said although the “tragic event occurred overseas,” the department would be “closely monitoring the situation.”
“At the moment, there are no known threats to Los Angeles County,” the department said. “However, out of an abundance of caution, we are increasing patrol checks at places of worship and other sensitive locations throughout the county.”
The message sparked a swift backlash online from critics who accused the Sherrif’s office of stoking fear and from others who questioned the tone of the post and its sympathy for Iran.
Hundreds of people responded to the post, including one person who said, “The original post was very thoughtless and a slap in the face to the American people, our service men and women, as well as to Israel. Unbelievable!”
The Department later issued a lengthy statement apologizing for the “offensive and inappropriate social media post,” noting “we do not comment on foreign policy or military matters” and that the post does not “reflect the views of Sheriff Robert G Luna or the Department.”
The Greater Los Angeles area is home to the largest diaspora of Iranian immigrants in the United States – more than half of Iranian immigrations live in California and over a third live in the Los Angeles area, according to the Migration Policy Institute.
We fully recognize that the words and messages we share carry weight,” the department said in the statement. “We have updated our social media post and have launched an internal review to determine how it was created and published.”
47 min ago
LA County Sheriff apologizes for social media post that offered condolences for “victims” in Iran
From CNN's Chelsea BaileyThe Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has issued an apology for a social media post that sparked controversy late Sunday for offering condolences to the “victims and families impacted by the recent bombings in Iran.”
The post, which was shared across the department’s official social media accounts before being edited on one platform or deleted on another, said although the “tragic event occurred overseas,” the department would be “closely monitoring the situation.”
“At the moment, there are no known threats to Los Angeles County,” the department said. “However, out of an abundance of caution, we are increasing patrol checks at places of worship and other sensitive locations throughout the county.”
The message sparked a swift backlash online from critics who accused the Sherrif’s office of stoking fear and from others who questioned the tone of the post and its sympathy for Iran.
Hundreds of people responded to the post, including one person who said, “The original post was very thoughtless and a slap in the face to the American people, our service men and women, as well as to Israel. Unbelievable!”
The Department later issued a lengthy statement apologizing for the “offensive and inappropriate social media post,” noting “we do not comment on foreign policy or military matters” and that the post does not “reflect the views of Sheriff Robert G Luna or the Department.”
The Greater Los Angeles area is home to the largest diaspora of Iranian immigrants in the United States – more than half of Iranian immigrations live in California and over a third live in the Los Angeles area, according to the Migration Policy Institute.
We fully recognize that the words and messages we share carry weight,” the department said in the statement. “We have updated our social media post and have launched an internal review to determine how it was created and published.”
