What crap.
Four officers from the Jasper Police Department have been suspended after making and upside-down “OK” sign with their hands in a post-arrest photo taken by a Jasper Daily Mountain Eagle photographer, city officials told AL.com.
Some people have claimed the gesture is actually a hate symbol that means “white power.” The photo in question was posted Thursday in a story about a recent drug arrest in Jasper.
Jasper Mayor David O’Mary told AL.com in an email the officers have been suspended from the narcotics team.
“The Civil Service Board has a say in what happens relative to compensation loss. We feel it is within the powers of the Mayor to impose a five day loss of pay,” O’Mary said in an email. “In addition we will require some diversity training.”
He said the officers could be suspended for two weeks.
ht/ corky
great now do one for the black and latino officers doing their power salutes !
The black Jasper mayor and police chief fist bumped after the press conference.
The police chief stated “There’s no room for racism in our department”
The mayor and police chief are both white. Also note 9in the article) that the Anti Defamation League said this is not a hate/racist hand sign.
Probably bogus, but I may try it this morning at Waffle House to see if I get better service from Flo.
Never heard of this ‘white power’ hand sign. Bullshit flag thrown.
It’s just OK
Kids do this sign below the waist, if you look at their OK sign, they are told “you looked” and are quickly punched in the arm.
I guess in Jasper if you look, you get punched in the wallet.
Hey, did I ever show you where that horse bit my arm?
Better go round up Barky and his shahada shitfinger, now that we’re criminalizing hand gestures. He probably should also have been arrested for scratching his nose with his middle finger at Hillary and McCain, but in hindsight, I’d have done the same to them.
And bill, dont’ forget the power-fisting black heifers at West Point. They got off scot-free.
Now I see why they get so enraged by “It’s OK to be white” T-shirts. Chock-full of raciss.
All police will eventually have the
“Ferguson” effect.They will just look
the other way and drive away from crime…
I think they are into transcendental medication.
I suck at grammar, but now and then a little nazi comes out.
OKAY
I wonder if they used Guerrilla tactics, too. That would be clear grounds for termination and a discrimination suit.
I believe in American Sign Language that is the symbol for “asshole”. Can anyone here verify that?
And please don’t say “what?”.
I have to notice it too, they’re flashing some kind of sign like gangbangers. Don’t know what it means, but I would not want that shit in my police or sheriff’s department. Be professional, be a peace officer not a shithead or we get Mesa PD and Daniel Shaver x million.