Missouri Cop Investigated For Offensive Ferguson Facebook Post

A Kansas City Police Officer incorrectly identified a photo on Facebook as Michael Brown and then proceeded to rant about it. He is now facing internal review.
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A police officer in Kansas City, Mo. is facing internal review after he reportedly posted an inflammatory message on Facebook about the slain Ferguson, Mo. teen whose death has led to mounting chaos.

Televison station KCTV reported on Monday that Kansas City Police Department Officer Marc Catron posted a picture to his Facebook page along with this caption: “I’m sure young Michael Brown is innocent and just misunderstood. I’m sure he is a pillar of the Ferguson community.”

The photo depicted a black man with a wad of money in his mouth, pointing a gun at the camera. But the photo wasn’t of Brown at all. It was of a man in Oregon accused of murder.

Catron also reportedly posted about the violence that has erupted in Ferguson since the fatal police shooting. “Remember how white people rioted after OJ’s acquittal? Me neither,” Catron wrote, according to the television station.

The posts were reported to the Kansas City Police Department by a Facebook user who said she was concerned about their racial insensitivity, KCTV reported.

A spokesperson for the police department said the incident will be addressed with the officer. KCTV reported that the police department’s policy was that statements made by members of the force on social media should not “ridicule, malign, disparage or otherwise express bias against any race, any religion or other protected class of individuals.”

Image via KCTV

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