N.J. police dispatcher resigns over racist comment on black 8 year old protester

[Demovictory9]

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/n-j-police-dispatcher-resigns-over-racist-comment-black-protester-n1222091

N.J. police dispatcher resigns over racist comment on black protester
The dispatcher commented on a photo posted on Facebook of an 8-year-old black boy at a George Floyd protest, holding a sign, "At what age do I go from handsome to a threat?"

In a photo posted on Facebook, the 8-year-old boy is pictured at a protest in Boston on Friday holding a sign, "At what age do I go from handsome to a threat?"

The dispatcher, Marc Repace, commented, "17 give or take a year or two" and "LMFAO totally kidding."

Repace, 21, was suspended Sunday from the police department in Woodbridge, about 20 miles south of Newark, where he worked for three years.

"Once the department determined he made the Facebook comment, he was immediately suspended," John Hagerty, a spokesman for the township, said Tuesday.

Screenshots of Repace's comments have been shared online. The photo of the boy was taken by Nick Emmons, a reporter and anchor for CBS affiliate WBZ in Boston, who tweeted the image Friday.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/n-j-police-dispatcher-resigns-over-racist-comment-black-protester-n1222091

[BamaRefugee]

1. Awww, where's the traditional "desk job" for the poor guy? Oh wait, he HAD a desk job already.

[Demovictory9]

2. he wasn't a full cop yet. Good he's out before he can act on his racism as a cop

[AlexSFCA]

3. goes on to show what kind of people can be attracted to police

really better diversity training. Better yet, hire more black cops.

[JI7]

4. There will always be shitty types that want certain jobs because of certain things associated with

it which they can exploit for their perverted and shitty views.

But organizations should have standards in place to prevent those types from being hired as much as possible. The problem with most police depts in the US is that it's like being shitty helps you get the job and actually having the qualities to be a good cop makes it harder to get the job.

[Cirque du So-What]

5. Bad career choice

Too many racist comedians to go around already.