South Carolina Fire Chief Resigns Due To Racist Facebook Post About Black Neighborhoods And Police Share
After issuing an apology, Francis Ghent quit.
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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.”
Updated: 10:02 PM EDT May 3, 2021
LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. A South Carolina fire chief has resigned after igniting controversy with a Facebook post saying police should stop responding to Black neighborhoods.
The Lancaster County administrator tells
The State newspaper that Francis “Butch” Ghent quit as chief of the McDonald Green Volunteer Fire Department on Friday. Ghent had been suspended for the April 22 post.
The post said police should stop responding to calls in Black neighborhoods and added, “They will eventually kill each other and the fake news won t have a story.”
Ghent apologized to the fire department’s membership for the controversy that came from the Facebook post.
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LANCASTER, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina fire chief has resigned after igniting controversy with a Facebook post saying police should stop responding to Black neighborhoods.
The Lancaster County administrator, Steve Willis told The State newspaper that Francis “Butch” Ghent quit as chief of the McDonald Green Volunteer Fire Department on Friday.
Ghent had been suspended for the April 22 post. The post said police should stop responding to calls in Black neighborhoods and added, “They will eventually kill each other and the fake news won’t have a story.”
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The Lancaster County administrator tells The State newspaper that Francis “Butch” Ghent quit as chief of the McDonald Green Volunteer Fire Department on Friday amid backlash over a racist social media post.
A South Carolina fire chief has resigned after igniting controversy with a Facebook post saying police should stop responding to Black neighborhoods.
The Lancaster County administrator, Steve Willis told The State newspaper that Francis “Butch” Ghent quit as chief of the McDonald Green Volunteer Fire Department on Friday. Lancaster is about 45 miles south of Charlotte.
Ghent had been suspended for the April 22 post. The post said police should stop responding to calls in Black neighborhoods and added, “They will eventually kill each other and the fake news won’t have a story.”
A South Carolina fire chief has been relieved of his duties after sharing a racially insensitive post on social media suggesting that cops stop responding