Share March 01, 2021, 7:24 PM
Update, Monday night: A Sterling Heights Police officer who was suspended without pay for a racist posting on Facebook has resigned, the department said Monday.
(Photo: Sterling Heights Police Department) The post is a meme, a now-infamous image of a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, with a line reading: When you gotta change a tire but dont wanna get your trousers dirty. A department statement says: During the course of the Police Department’s internal investigation, and prior to disciplinary action, the police officer in question resigned. This incident is confirmation that the City must remain vigilant in identifying and rooting out such behavior, which has no place in a municipal organization that serves an incredibly diverse population.
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The officer posted the picture of the Ex-Minneapolis officer with his knee on Floyd's neck and captioned it: "When you gotta change a tire but don’t wanna get your trousers dirty."