Police in Pearl, Mississippi, say ‘welcome aboard’ to Jeremy Rast, who lost job last year from nearby Richland agency

Summary

The Pearl Police Department in Mississippi hired Jeremy Rast, a former Richland officer fired in June for telling a Latino man on video to “go back to Mexico” and making other derogatory comments.

Despite apologizing for his remarks, Rast’s firing was intended to uphold community trust. Pearl’s announcement of his hiring drew backlash, with many reacting angrily online.

The hire follows national debates on immigration, coinciding with new deportation priorities under Donald Trump’s second presidency.

Pearl disabled comments on the controversial Facebook post welcoming Rast.

  • Flying Squid
    34•3 days ago

    It’s a lot like what the Catholic Church does with pedophile priests (although they claim they don’t do it anymore). A cop that’s done atrocious things just gets sent to another department elsewhere so he can do it again. Lather, rinse, repeat.

  • Stern
    28•3 days ago

    Alternate headline “Lawyers salivate as Pearl police department hires proven liability”

  • Phoenixz
    2•2 days ago

    to uphold the communities trust

    Fuck the community, this is trump world now. Apparently.