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COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Division of Police is investigating Internet videos that allegedly show a veteran officer making comments about the United State's Jewish population.

The department's legal bureau is reviewing the videos that were posted on the popular Web site, Youtube.com, 10TV's Maureen Kocot reported.

The videos feature two women who call themselves "The Patriot Dames". During the homemade recordings, the pair blames the Jewish community for social problems in the United States, Kocot reported.

One of characters was identified as Columbus police officer Susan Purtee (pictured right, left), who is a 15-year veteran of the department, Kocot reported.

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"We're going to investigate to see if the Jews are the problem in the United States," one of the characters said. "They helped the blacks for a long time they helped them get messes up, destroy their neighborhoods; gave them new rap and Ebonics culture."

In one potion of the tape, the women discuss Adolph Hitler and the state of the Jewish population during World War II.

"When Hitler tried to get rid of them, no other country wanted them," one character said.

Another segment shows Purtee's co-host holding a sign that reads, "Jews are the problem."

Rabbi Howard Apothaker said he finds the internet videos especially disturbing because a police officer appears in them. While he said he supports free speech, he said a police officer shouldn't demonstrate the views that appear in the videos.

"She needs to show actively, as opposed to passively, that she doesn't hold some of the same views within the performance of her duties as a Columbus police officer," Apothaker said.

While the legal team reviews the videos to decide whether or not Purtee will face departmental charges, Fraternal Order of Police president Jim Gilbert said Purtee is entitled to her opinion.

"She's not representing herself in the video as a police officer, or FOP member," Gilbert said. "It's just her personal opinion. You may not agree with it, I may not agree with it, but the fact is she has the right to say what she wants."

10TV News attempted to talk with Purtee about the videos on Monday, but she refused to comment.

Meanwhile, criminal defense lawyers said if Purtee expressed her views publicly, then the videos would become legal ammunition to persecute her credibility if she ever takes the witness stand, Kocot reported.

"Every time you can establish that a police officer has a built in bias or prejudice, it gives you a leg up that you would never dream of having in a million years," said attorney Sam Shamansky.

The Columbus Division of Police admitted that the Internet videos could damage Purtee's credibility, but said no action would be taken until the investigation is concluded, Kocot reported.

On Tuesday, Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman wrote a letter to Department of Public Safety Director Mitch Brown and demanded an immediate disciplinary investigation.

"I am personally offended by her racist and anti-Semitic comments, and I believe our citizens should be equally offended," Coleman wrote. "As Mayor, I am highly concerned that this unacceptable conduct will reflect negatively on the entire division and the City of Columbus."

In the letter, Coleman also wrote that Purtee's actions threaten the city's progress in reaching out to citizens of different ethnicities.

"After viewing the video, I ask that you review whether this behavior represents conduct unbecoming an officer pursuant to police directives," Coleman wrote. "Officer Purtee's conduct should not tarnish the badge of every one of our more than 1,800 officers if dealt with immediately."

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