Mississippi Police Called Out After Posing For Smiling Photo With Black Suspect After Manhunt

Mississippi: Armed white police officers with dogs pose with captured Black suspect \n\nThe officers from Prentiss Police Department took the picture after arresting Eric Boykin for an alleged bank robbery https://news.yahoo.com/anger-armed-white-police-officers-204745901.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr\u00a0\u2026 via @Yahoo

— Calvin Williams (@Calvin Williams) 1622071478

Omg. The cops look like they are posing with a lion or deer they shot. This is f*cked up.

— Liz BeyBey \ud83d\udc9b (@Liz BeyBey \ud83d\udc9b) 1622053805

It looks very racist but it might not be. Cops do take pictures with criminals of all colors but even if it isn't racially motivated, its turning humans into trophies and that dehumanizes people making it easier to shoot or mistreat someone because they're seen as subhuman.

— ThreeViews (@ThreeViews) 1622130963

This picture has a very unsettling 'big game hunt' vibe. \nLike, how did it come about? "Hey guys, gather 'round so we can remember this moment, bring the dogs!" I hope I'm wrong.

— assileM (@assileM) 1622054519

Why take the picture otherwise? This isn\u2019t evidence, it\u2019s not proof of anyone\u2019s injuries (or lack thereof). It\u2019s a trophy.

— ariel gordon (@ariel gordon) 1622053184

They knew exactly what it meant. This is the very reason why a total remake of policing in America is needed. It\u2019s time to hold police accountable. Start with implied immunity. Every police officer should wear a camera, and buy there own insurance for civil liability

— William Tim Franklin (@William Tim Franklin) 1622121347

I don't think this is getting the reaction they thought it would. Not that I could understand how they thought this would be a good thing in any way, shape, or form. Is he a trophy? Is it "Hey, we didn't kill him and look how happy he is and he loves dogs?" I mean, WTF @WLBT???

— DebbieM *Biden/Harris and the Senate/House!* (@DebbieM *Biden/Harris and the Senate/House!*) 1622058456

hey look world, for a very rare moment where we didn't kill someone for being black we decided to pose like it was a trophy hunt for a wild animal, which is equally racist

— Doug (@Doug) 1622056412

Especially with the dogs...

— CMG (@CMG) 1622060516

The only reason he\u2019s smiling is because he\u2019s not dead.

— jwas two shots!\ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89 (@jwas two shots!\ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89) 1622053714

Home boy is in Mississippi, a Black guy robbed a bank and surrounded by white cops and not killed? He got a LOT to smile about. He considers himself lucky and I do too.

— JJames604 (@JJames604) 1622052865

Well it looks like the suspect is in good health, breathing and smiling. Yeah bad form but they want ppl to know the didn't go out to kill anyone today just to the job they were hired to do. Good people still serve as police officers. No matter how many are bad.

— Billy Brown (@Billy Brown) 1622117414