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Jasper police officers suspended for ‘white power’ hand symbol in post-arrest photo

What crap.

AL.com-

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.

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15 Comments on Jasper police officers suspended for ‘white power’ hand symbol in post-arrest photo

  1. 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?

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  2. 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.

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  3. 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.

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