Posted on 05/27/2021 10:07:48 AM PDT by sevinufnine
Police sparked outrage when they posed for a photo with suspect Eric Boykin in Prentiss, Mississippi, on Tuesday. Boykin was accused of robbing a bank at gunpoint and fleeing the scene. Multiple law enforcement agencies including the FBI and ATF joined the manhunt. He was found about 600 yards from the bank in a wooded area. Four officers were seen crowded around Boykin after placing him in handcuffs. The image immediately sparked backlash on social media as critics slammed the officers for turning the serious ordeal into a silly photo-op. It's unclear which agency the officers in the photo were from. A Prentiss Police Department source said they believed the officers had come in from Louisiana.
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Everyone in that picture looks corn fed.
Oh yeah...I forgot about them. Thanks for the memory.
Dumb picture to pose for in 2021.
But it’s a odd picture, everyone looking relaxed and the dude is smiling .
Maybe they know each other ?
I’m not outraged. Of course, opinions vary.
I think this picture is for local consumption and it’s being presented to a world that doesn’t understand the context.
They don't end up in prison because they're smart.
They may have to give him Otis’, the town drunk, cell for the weekend.
Aren't they missing a guitarist?
“The problem is twofold.
The photo shows the criminal is black
The photo also shows the criminal smiling after being caught, indicating he is a fuck*n’moron.”
Maybe he is smiling because he didn’t get the sh!t beat out of him
Sammy and those hits is all they need < /ducking >
How can white police officers be so stupid in this day and age?
Why do snowflakes think they should be shielded from seeing the consequences of bad behavior?
What in the Sam Hill were they thinking
Im not too bothered by a “light moment” in the course of law enforcement, but in the current climate of cops being fired for any little thing, thats pushing it.
no, its really not a story at all... or the story is that the guy is smiling, which is really quite funny. People need to stop thinking in terms of racism and slavery. This man wasn’t ever a slave, nor were his parents. Its possible that his grandparents were but even that is pretty unlikely at this point. He was a wanted fugitive and they had to do what cops do all the time. Track him down and capture him. It has nothing to do with history. The people that put that historical connotation on it are the real racists.
“Maybe he is smiling because he didn’t get the sh!t beat out of him”
Could be.
Be thankful for small favors.
Cute Little Pooch Award of the Week!
Nice looking dogs.
600 yards from the bank he robbed! I wonder how long they looked for him before they called in the dogs?
Beagles are regarded as the third best tracking breed only behind blood hounds and and basset hounds.
There are plenty of foxes who can testify to the uncanny scent abilities of beagles.
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