Newly-elected Vancouver councillor under fire for online posts critical of police – BC [Video]

Vancouver’s newly elected COPE councillor is igniting controversy at city hall for previous anti-police comments on social media, but Sean Orr denies his posts were intended to incite violence against law enforcement.

Past X commentary from Orr includes, “All Pigs Must Die,” “Cops aren’t people,” “The cops are the violent bums,” “The VPD are murderers,” and in July 2024, an animated image of a pig in a police uniform.

“His past comments are disgusting,” said ABC Vancouver Coun. Brian Montague, a retired VPD officer. “This fuels anti-police sentiment and attitudes and just increases the amount of rhetoric out there.”

Since Orr will potentially be voting on police matters, the Vancouver Police Union (VPU) said the posts are deeply concerning – especially considering recent attacks on officers in the city.

“Inflaming’s a good word because ultimately we’ve had a police officer lit on fire so, and now we have a newly-elected …