Chief retires after post criticizing Black Lives Matter
Source: AP
SURF CITY, N.C. (AP) A North Carolina town has approved the retirement of the police chief after he referred to the Black Lives Matter movement as a terrorist group in a Facebook post.
Local news outlets report that the town council in Surf City approved the retirement of Police Chief Mike Halstead during an emergency meeting Tuesday.
Halstead is white and had planned to retire this year. The town approved the retirement following a Sept. 3 Facebook post by Halstead.
In the 662-word post, he called Black Lives Matter "nothing more than an American born terrorist group." Halstead said neither the government nor blacks would tolerate a white supremacist group marching through the streets calling for the murders of public servants.
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Human101948
(3,457 posts)Where did that claim come from?
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)And their racist supporters.
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)This incident has been widely cited by defensive cops and rightwing media:
http://www.startribune.com/pigs-in-a-blanket-chant-at-minnesota-fair-riles-police/323479961/
'Pigs in a blanket' chant at Black Lives Matter protest at Minnesota State Fair riles police
By KYLE POTTER Associated Press AUGUST 31, 2015 4:45PM
ST. PAUL, Minn. An organizer behind the Black Lives Matter weekend march outside the Minnesota State Fair stood by the group's chant to fry police "like bacon," saying Monday that law enforcement officials are cherry-picking a 30-second chant to take issue with an otherwise peaceful protest.
Protesters were captured on camera yelling "pigs in a blanket, fry 'em like bacon" during Saturday's four-hour march around the fairgrounds in St. Paul. The chant was viewed by some law enforcement members as targeting police officers.
St. Paul Police Federation President Dave Titus told WCCO-TV it was ignorant and disgusting. The group's protest came hours after a suburban Houston officer was gunned down.
"I don't think chanting or singing what's basically promoting killing police officers is peaceful," Titus said.
Judi Lynn
(160,631 posts)whom, as we know, has been focused on killing cops and other government employees for decades.
douggg
(239 posts)Like sovereign citizens?
graegoyle
(532 posts)" neither the government nor blacks would tolerate a white supremacist group marching through the streets calling for the murders of public servants."
Happens every once in a while, doesn't it? Usually after some black people have gotten sudden lead poisoning.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Fox, you did build that.
samsingh
(17,601 posts)violence.
glad he's gone.
imbecile.