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Gary Steele from the Detroit Police Department posted the footage on Tuesday
He uses condescending remarks as he films Ariel Moore, 23, walking in the cold
The Snapchat video was posted with headline: 'What black girl magic looks like
'Temperatures in Detroit plunged to -18F on Tuesday evening
Detroit Chief of Police James Craig admitted it was a 'racially insensitive post'
He reassigned Steele so that he is no longer in the field and is continuing to investigate to determine if he should lose his job
The cop offered the woman a ride but she refused and walked the block home
The In 2008, Steele was arrested after firing a gun at his girlfriend during a domestic attack
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6657259/Veteran-cop-demoted-posting-racist-video-taunts-young-black-woman.html
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Knew better than to get in the car with an asshole!
And he got popped. Black girl magic...sure looks like it!
tblue37
(65,552 posts)made her leave her car and walk home in below freezing weather.
Craig said the stop and the tow were both lawful, but the Snapchat video was where the encounter "went bad." The video shows the woman walking away in sub-freezing temperatures -- Detroit's low was 2 degrees Tuesday -- with the captions, "Celebrating Black History Month" and "What black girl magic looks like."
The officers can be heard commenting back and forth, "Priceless," "Walk of shame," "In the cold," and "Bye, Felicia.
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(Police Chief) Craig also referred to the officer's "troubling history." WXYZ reports the officer was charged in 2008 with physically attacking his ex-girlfriend in Canton and firing a gun near her head. He reportedly took a plea deal on a misdemeanor, received probation and was allowed to stay on the force.
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LuvNewcastle
(16,867 posts)The extra racial shit is just icing on the cake. Anyone who would pull someone over for a fucking expired tag and then make them walk home in -18 weather does not need to be working with the public. He's obviously a sociopath.
suffragette
(12,232 posts)Thank goodness she didnt get in the car with him.
He needs to be fired, at a minimum.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)What a sadistic pig!
I am glad she made it home ok.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,522 posts)It's fucking racist and Steele should be fucking fired and none of this is a goddamn surprise.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Not just pulling his gun on his girlfriend, but firing his gun at her. Attempted murder? Hmmmm, methinks they were WAY too lenient on him.
WHAT WHITE BOY PRIVILEGE LOOKS LIKE
Ms. Toad
(34,130 posts)There is ZERO excuse for pulling someone over for an expired tag in -18 degree weather. Even less for impounding her vehicle on that basis. That lapse in judgment, alone, should have led to immediate termination.'
To top it off with this racist crap? How is he still working there?