Chicago cop stripped of his police powers after he flicked both his middle fingers at protesters during peaceful George Floyd demonstration

A Chicago police officer who flicked both his middle fingers to George Floyd protesters last week has been assigned to desk duty. 

The officer was photographed during a protest last Thursday as police left demonstrations that went from Lincoln Park High School to the Chicago Police Training Academy.

Superintendent David Brown stripped the unnamed officer of his powers, according to the Chicago Police Department. 

'The officer used a vulgar, offensive gesture directed at a member of the public while on duty and in uniform,' the statement read, the Independent reports. 'The member will be limited to administrative duties at the direction of the superintendent.'

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The officer was photographed during a protest last Thursday as police left demonstrations that went from Lincoln Park High School to the Chicago Police Training Academy

According to Block Club Chicago, the police officer threw up the gesture after watching a protester flick him off.   

Mayor Lori Lightfoot condemned the gesture and said that the officer 'forfeited their right to be a Chicago police officer.'

'We'll find that person and in my view, that person needs to be immediately stripped of their police power and start the process for firing him,' she said. 

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During a press conference on Monday, Lightfoot praised a 'majority' of police action after condemning the gesture from the one officer

Police and protesters have clashed in cities across the country as demonstrations over the police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd have swept the United States 

Police and protesters have clashed in cities across the country as demonstrations over the police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd have swept the United States. 

During a press conference on Monday, Lightfoot praised a 'majority' of police action.   

'While I believe that the vast majority of Chicago police officers have done their job well and, under difficult circumstances, have exercised restraint, unfortunately we're seeing evidence of some who have not,' she said.

'We will not tolerate people who cross the line. We will not tolerate excessive force. We will not tolerate profanity and homophobic comments that demean the badge, demean the honor of being a Chicago police officer and demean the value of who we are as Chicagoans. We will not tolerate that.'   

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Chicago Police Department officers gather as curfew nears during a demonstration