So, that viral 'hot cop' seems to have a soft spot for anti-Semitic jokes

Who would've thought that cops can be bad?
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Heather Dockray
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I don't know how many times I need to tell you all: the only cop you can ever fully trust is Detective Olivia Benson.

Take 28-year-old Gainseville Police Officer Michael Hammill. A photo of the cop with two of his fellow attractive cop buddies went around a lot during Hurricane Irma, so much that the department had to request the people stop calling 911 and requesting that the cops respond to their "incident."

Now Hammill is under investigation for a series of unapologetically anti-Semitic Facebook posts.

In 2011, for example, a man who appears to be Hammill posted these thoughtful observations on his Facebook wall:

"So I find it funny that people will talk about how our government needs to do something about our economy and in reality its YOU who needs to stop taking advantage of our system and get a life and so something with your life. Gotta love reality when it hits you in the face. Stupid people annoy me. put them in an oven and deal with them the hitler way. haha”

ha ... ha.

In 2013, a post appeared on the same account expounding on the same theme:

"Who knew that reading Jewish jokes before I go to bed would not only make me feel better about myself but also help me to sleep better as well. Here is one for everybody: what is the difference between boy scouts and Jews? anybody know? well it is because ‘Boy scouts come back from their camps.”

Prior to the incident, people were sharing comments like this one on the Police Department's wall:

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The subject's Facebook profile is no longer public. We've reached out for Gainesville police for comment.

Remember: these are the only kind of hot cops you should ever consider for a calendar. Thanks.

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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