Memphis Police Officers Suspended Over Racist Social Media Post

Story out of Memphis, Tennessee:

Two officers with the Memphis Police Department have been suspended for a picture they posted on social media, according to officials.

MPD Interim Director Michael Rallings and Mayor Jim Strickland called a press conference Friday to discuss the police department's relationship with the city in the wake of the Dallas, Texas shootings in which five officers were killed and others were wounded.

"I'm angry, frustrated and disappointed that we continue to go down this path," Rallings said. "As we move forward in coming days, we seek peace and understanding for the betterment of our entire community."

He added that the department suspended two of its officers for posting offensive pictures on the social media site Snapchat. The posts shows a white man's hand pointing a gun at black boy emoji, a cartoon commonly used in text messages. Cont.

Story from - Commercial Appeal

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