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Nevilledog

(50,687 posts)
Wed Apr 28, 2021, 04:18 PM Apr 2021

Franklin, Tennessee police officer fired for high-fiving man who used N-word

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/franklin/2021/04/28/franklin-tennessee-police-officer-fired-high-fiving-man-who-used-racial-slur/7387586002/

A Franklin police officer was fired after he was caught on video high-fiving a man who used the N-word.

A review of personnel and disciplinary files by The Tennessean obtained through an open records request showed that Officer Seth Schilling was fired by Chief Deborah Faulkner in November after an October 24 incident that was videotaped and posted to social media. Faulkner called the situation concerning and said she was stunned, offended and disappointed by Schilling's apparent approval of a racial slur.

Schilling responded to a suspicious activity call by an employee at a bar about a man who was harassing customers, filming them, "throwing the N-word around" and using homophobic slurs, documents showed.

Schilling came across a group of men in the bar parking lot, one of whom asked if it was illegal to use the slur. Another yelled, &quot N-word)! See! First Amendment! First Amendment!” The same man then said he was a big Donald Trump supporter, to which Schilling said he was, as well.

Schilling smiled and high-fived the man after he said the slur, the documents showed. A video was posted to social media of the encounter that led to an internal complaint lodged against Schilling. The video and the account that posted it to YouTube have since been deleted.

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Franklin, Tennessee police officer fired for high-fiving man who used N-word (Original Post) Nevilledog Apr 2021 OP
What a country.... AZ8theist Apr 2021 #1
I think you meant "high-fiving" instead of high flying redstateblues Apr 2021 #2
Ummmm....it says high-fiving Nevilledog Apr 2021 #3
My bad- I read wrong! redstateblues Apr 2021 #4

AZ8theist

(5,339 posts)
1. What a country....
Wed Apr 28, 2021, 04:25 PM
Apr 2021

Officer loses his job for a racial slur, yet cop after cop after cop MURDER people of color and nothing happens.
What a country....

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