Matthew Moriarty is a former Daytona Beach Shores, Florida Department of Public Safety officer.

In April 2018 he was fired after posting a racially insensitive selfie on Snapchat making fun of Black History Month.

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Matthew Moriarty served as a Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety from his hiring in November 2015 to his firing in April 2018.

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On Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Matthew Moriarty was fired from his job as a Public Safety Officer for the Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety for his racially insensitive Snapchat selfie.

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The Snapchat post, which Moriarity’s lawyer described as a 15-second lapse of judgment, featured Moriarty with a black afro and beard, alongside emojis of a gun, syringe and a police car.

The bottom of the photo said “This is how I celebrate Black History Month.”

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In February, 2018 Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety director Stephan Dembinsky received a complaint from one of the roughly 15 people Moriarty sent the Snapchat to.

Dembinsky suspended Moriarty and ordered an internal investigation.

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