A Michigan police chief has been put on paid leave after posting a series of offensive tweets, including calling for “body bags” and referring to demonstrators protesting …
A Michigan police chief has been put on paid leave after posting a series of offensive tweets, including calling for “body bags” and referring to demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd as “vicious subhumans.”
Shelby Township trustees put Robert J. Shelide on indefinite paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into his online conduct.
The posts were made on a now-deleted Twitter account but screenshots posted on Facebook show that one tweet read: “Trump threatening to deploy the military. Unleash real cops and let them take care of these barbarians. I promise it will be over in 24 hours.”
Another read, “Wild savages. I wish to God I would have been there. Body bags for these vicious subhumans.”
The comments come at a time when there have been weeklong protests across the country over the death of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who died in police custody after ex-officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for nearly 9 minutes as Floyd begged for his life.
