Silvester then turns to the fictional suspects and says, “Sorry, guys, you’re on your own.
He concludes the conversation, “Michael Jordan’s the GOAT. Deadly force is completely justified.”Īfter another pause, he adds, “So, you don’t care if a black person kills another black person - but you do care if a white cop kills a black person, even if he’s doing it to save the life of another black person? I mean, that doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, but then again, you’re really good at basketball, so I guess I’ll take your word for it.” “One guy is trying to stab another guy with a knife. “OK, well, they’re both black,” he continues. What do you think I should do?”Īfter a pause in the fake conversation, Silvester asks, “Why does that matter?” Listen, I’m out here at this disturbance call, and there’s a guy trying to stab another guy with a knife. “LeBron” returns Silvester’s call, and the officer says, “LeBron, hey, yeah, it’s me again. While awaiting the call from “LeBron,” Silvester can be heard telling an off-screen person to “put down that knife.” “Will you have LeBron call my cellphone right away, please? Thank you.” “Dispatch, I’ve arrived at that disturbance,” he says. In the video, Silvester can be seen arriving at a fictional scene and calling dispatch for advice. The Post Millennial also shared the video on Twitter, where it has received 158,000 views at the time of this reporting, captioning it, “A policeman calls LeBron for advice in hilarious viral video”
In the video, Officer Nate Silvester of the Marshal’s Office in Bellevue, Idaho, was seen mocking the basketball player while pretending to respond to calls from dispatch by saying that he needs to conference with James before he acts on calls. What are the details?Īccording to Newsweek, the video amassed more than 2.5 million views on video-sharing platform TikTok alone as of Sunday. The young shooting victim, Ma’Khia Bryant, was reportedly trying to stab others during an incident in Ohio last week, which the teen’s foster mother said stemmed from a dispute surrounding housework. One police officer went viral after roundly mocking NBA superstar LeBron James for sharing a photo of the police officer at the center of a shooting of a knife-wielding 16-year-old girl. Silvester’s upcoming book, “Never Off Duty,” will discuss the pressures of being a police officer in recent years, according to KTVB.A policeman calls LeBron for advice in hilarious viral video /iQmLOKFXHr- The Post Millennial April 25, 2021 I don't regret any part of this,” Silvester said. “I've been given a platform and a stage now and a voice to speak on behalf of law enforcement and use that influence to benefit other police officers.” “I would do it all over again and I probably would've done it sooner. “It's frustrating and sad to know that's all it takes is for an officer to speak his mind, share his opinion and for that stuff to matter more than to do police work,” Silvester told KTVB. Silvester first drew the public eye in April when he mocked the NBA star’s opinion of the police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant in Ohio. “It was shocking, but it wasn't surprising,” Silvester said in an interview with KTVB. “It was disappointing because I do love being a police officer but it's unfortunate that you can't do that job and have first amendment rights like everyone else.”
Bellevue’s mayor said Silvester was fired for “continued policy violations” that had nothing to do with his initial video, according to the Idaho Statesman. BELLEVUE, Idaho - Deputy Nate Silvester, who gained fame from a TikTok video criticizing LeBron James, is speaking out for the first time since he was fired from his job last week at the Bellevue Marshal’s Office.