Ga. police under fire for using photo of black man for citizens’ target practice

NY Post ^ | 06/23/2023 | Yaron Steinbuch

[ChicagoConservative27]

A Georgia police department has come under fire for using a photo of a black man for target practice in a civilian firearms class — which the agency’s top cop claimed was an “innocent mistake.”

The Villa Rica Police Department, which held a handgun safety class on Saturday, posted images on Facebook of a life-sized photo of a black man wearing a beanie and pointing a handgun, NBC News reported.

The agency also shared video of white citizens shooting at the image of the black man, according to WSB-TV.

The images and footage, which have since been deleted, sparked outrage in the community about 33 miles west of Atlanta.

Some took screenshots of the incendiary posts and voiced their anger online.

[ChicagoConservative27]

This is demented

[I-ambush]

A silhouette?

[dangus]

Naw, they use pictures of pregnant white women holding born babies all the time.

[FlingWingFlyer]

But nobody says anything about all the ads on TV these days loaded down with black guys and white wimmin. Symbols of the FAR-LEFT’S new BLACK America. It seems only natural they would hire a black guy to pose for these targets. Most Caucasian jerks living in this country find pictures of white people racist and offensive.

[GingisK]

I use photos as well; but, “of whom” is classified.

[sit-rep]

Lmao...

They can’t do anything right!!..

[albie]

So it should be a pasty faced white bank manager with a stay at home wife with 3 kids because he’s more likely to hold a gun on a cop. Correct?

[euram]

If they were shooting at a picture of a White person, that wouldn’t even be mentioned.

[DCBryan1]

Um, 2% of the population commit >50% of violent crime. Shooting at a young, black, male target would be appropriate use of defensive training scenarios for citizens.

If cops can use "dont hesitate" targets with pregnant women and kids, we can shoot "Rufus and Cletus".

[dead]

I was watching an episode of Forensic Files, about a "magazine salesman" who raped, robbed and killed an elderly woman in her home. They were doing cheesy reenactments of the crime, with the perp only being shown from the neck down. The actor was whiter than ABBA.

When they showed the criminal's mugshot after they caught him - Flava Flav.

[Tijeras_Slim]

At one time I had some silhouette targets consisting of a black guy stealing chickens.

[BBB333]

Go down to the local Federal building, take Joe Biden’s photo - problem solved.

[Abathar]

They seem just fine with these I guess.

Now, imagine if they were black what the outcry would be.

[Blood of Tyrants]

So shooting at a photo of a black man is racist, but shooting at a photo of a white man isn’t?

[BlackbirdSST]

If they were shooting at a picture of a White person, that wouldn’t even be mentioned.

They should have peppered the firing line with pics of whitey along with the one black thug just to see if a line formed.

[GAgal]

Can’t imagine using a “photo” of anyone for target proactive.
Hitler maybe, but otherwise - no.

[ConservativeInPA]

What? Should it be a white man? BFD. When I taught my daughters to shoot I used silhouettes of Big Bird.

[Migraine]

Maybe crooked politicians?

[Paul46360]

Reminds me a scene from MIB where Smith shot the little girl that was in the setting w/ all of the ALIENS that seemed to be attacking...LOL

[BenLurkin]