South Carolina Fire Chief Resigns Due To Racist Facebook Post About Black Neighborhoods And Police
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After issuing an apology, Francis Ghent quit.
Published 3 weeks ago
Written by Giana Levy
A South Carolina fire chief resigned after causing controversy with an offensive Facebook post saying police should stop responding to Black neighborhoods.
According to the
Associated Press, Lancaster County administrator Steve Willis told
The Statenewspaper that Francis “Butch” Ghent quit on Friday as chief of the McDonald Green Volunteer Fire Department.
Following an internal investigation, Ghent had been suspended since making the post on April 22.
The post said police should stop responding to calls in Black neighborhoods and read, “They will eventually kill each other and the fake news won’t have a story.”