Off-duty cop kept being racist to Black man at wedding -- and wound up getting knocked unconscious

[Demovictory9]

Off-duty cop kept being racist to Black man at wedding -- and wound up getting knocked unconscious



Local news station WATE reports that 22-year-old off-duty Knoxville Police officer Tanner Holt last month was attending a local wedding reception when he began taunting a Black guest by telling him that he "didn't know they let Black people in the reception hall."

Holt then claimed that he was part of the "Black community" despite being obviously white, at which point the Black man asked him to stop talking about racial issues.

After making repeated pleas with Holt to stop being racist, the Black man apparently lost patience and slugged Holt, knocking him unconscious


"Four witnesses corroborated accounts of the incident," notes WATE. "All witnesses stated that Holt was very intoxicated when the incident occurred. Holt was transported to UT Medical Center for treatment. No charges have been filed in the incident."



https://www.rawstory.com/police-officer-racist/

[Hoyt]

1. Hope they stick with no charges, assuming they can't charge security A-hole.

[Phoenix61]

2. Anybody else want to know friend of the bride or the groom. nt

[brewens]

3. I had a new redneck asshole taunting a Native American kid on the job one day. The kid was

one of the best summer helpers we ever had at the beer distributor I worked at. I told the kid to do whatever he needed to do and I would say whatever he wanted me to say. I was hoping he'd stomp a hole right through the prick, and there was no doubt he easily could. The guy got fired the next day because they needed him to run an errand and he had a suspended license. Unemployed drunk they dragged in for some reason.

[Demovictory9]

4. More info

https://www.wate.com/news/off-duty-knoxville-officer-knocked-unconscious-after-racist-remarks/

[hlthe2b]

26. Well, it is now a matter of public information. So, if the internal review "clears him,"

it STILL will be on his public PERMANENT record.

That rotten racist drunk will not get out of this unscathed going forward.

I am pleased there have been no charges and that witness came forward to support the black man.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

5. Many of you know what Chris sayin'

[jaysunb]

25. Lolololol nt

[stopdiggin]

6. sh*tface drunk is not a good look on anyone

Gotta' ask - (looking at the age here) does this guy want to be a frat boy - or a LR officer, when he grows up? Next question up - any chance the guy a relatively decent human being when most of his synapses were engaged? Or just an obnoxious prick in general? Not a big fan of violence. Also not feeling too greatly offended about how this went down.

[NoMoreRepugs]

7. Very punchable MAGAT face.

[ZZenith]

22. Backfeifengesicht Hall of Famer right there.

[smirkymonkey]

23. Exactly what I was thinking.

I'm not even a violent person but I just had this urge to smack the shit out of him.

[smirkymonkey]

24. Exactly what I was thinking.

I'm not even a violent person but I just had this urge to smack the shit out of him.

[Journeyman]

8. Gotta feel for the man who clocked this jerk -- both for the abuse he took at the party . . .

and the fear he must have now of future retribution once this rookie has been thoroughly razzed by his fellow officers.

Bad scene every which way.

[RockRaven]

12. That man's life is in danger.

"Rough rides" aren't only a Baltimore PD phenomenon.

[LiberalFighter]

9. Is he still on the force?

[vercetti2021]

10. Where's the video

I want to see a pig get punched

[Warpy]

16. Looks like the PD is investigating the cop

which means Knoxville has changed one hell of a lot since the last time I was there.

If I knew the cop, I'd be tempted to add insult to injury by complimenting him on throwing such a good face.

[3catwoman3]

11. He has that same smug smirk that you see on the faces of...

...Josh Hawley and Madison Cawthorn.

[FuzzyRabbit]

15. First thing I thought also.

[not fooled]

19. +++++++++

Unfortunately.

[luckone]

21. Yes ! his smugness was noted

So punchable a.face

[ShazzieB]

13. I wonder how drunk he really was.

Inebriation is such a convenient excuse for saying disgusting crap, you know?

"Gee golly gosh, did I really say THAT? I don't remember that at all! I'm really
NOT that kind of person, I swear!" 😇

I hope somebody checked his blood alcohol at the hospital.

[brer cat]

27. That is usually part of the protocol in ERs. nt

[JI7]

14. So that's how he was able to become a Cop

[usaf-vet]

17. Let'a hope the powers in charge see they have a racist on the force and will be the focus of ....

....a lawsuit before he gets a year in on the job. There is public evidence he is a racist time for him to find a job where he can't hurt someone while hiding behind the badge.

[Kid Berwyn]

18. The Qualification that Matters

Wink wink.