An Indiana police officer was fired on Saturday after he allegedly admitted being behind racist comments on a defunct neo-Nazi forum that were exposed on social media. And now the Lafayette Police Department is struggling to explain how Joseph Zacharekâs postings on Iron March didnât come to light during a background check before he was hired in June. âHow is it possible and how do we prevent this from ever happening again? Iâm not going to sugar-coat this. Ultimately, itâs my responsibility. We missed it,â Chief Pat Flannelly told the Journal & Courier. Zacharekâs comments, which made reference to âvileâ African culture and Jewish control of the economy, were part of Iron Marchâs database, which was obtained and posted by antifascists last year, the newspaper reported. Zacharek had not publicly commented on the situation.
