“I usually don’t write much in here, but under the current events unfolding with my brothers/sisters in blue being targeted,” he started the Facebook post from Dec. 21, 2014.
“If any of you cop haters or so called peaceful civilians think we need to change tactics, training, etc. You can all Kiss My A–!!!” he continued. “Please delete yourself from my friend list. And if you want to hide, don’t worry I’ll be doing it for you.”
A Facebook photo of NYPD Detective and Air National Guardsman Joseph Lemm in his military gear.FacebookLemm was referencing the execution-style murder of his fellow NYPD officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos the day before.
He also blasted local politicians in the post, which garnered nearly 100 likes and had more than a dozen comments.
“And as for all the Bulls–t coming from the politicians….Now you want to come to the BLUE side and say how barbaric shooting 2 cops is. Can’t wait to see who else is jumping on that bandwagon.”
“We as cops on the street saw this coming,” he wrote. “Thanks again for nothing you spineless pricks.”
The eerie post was one of many that Lemm wrote defending the NYPD and police across the country as well as paying tribute to fallen officers.
On May 8, the day of fallen NYPD cop Brian Moore’s funeral, Lemm took to Facebook again to show his support for his “brother in blue.”
“Remember there was already a plot to kill/injure more of us during a time like this,” he wrote. “Be vigilant and stay safe. We will prevail.”
A few weeks after Moore’s funeral, Lemm posted a photo of a blue candle that said, “Light up Facebook with these blue candles in Honor of our fallen Hattiesburg MS Police Officers.”
Lemm was proud of his work as an NYPD cop and soldier in the US Army — posting about his excitement about being promoted to detective in December 2014 and wishing his fellow vets a happy Veterans Day.
“Don’t forget to thank a vet,” he reminded his 659 Facebook friends.
Lemm was one of six US troops killed Monday when a Taliban bomber targeted an American-Afghan patrol.
