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.
