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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
(54,770 posts)Phoenix61
(17,006 posts)brewens
(13,598 posts)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
(32,457 posts)hlthe2b
(102,298 posts)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
(33,643 posts)jaysunb
(11,856 posts)stopdiggin
(11,320 posts)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
(9,436 posts)ZZenith
(4,124 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I'm not even a violent person but I just had this urge to smack the shit out of him.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I'm not even a violent person but I just had this urge to smack the shit out of him.
Journeyman
(15,036 posts)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
(14,974 posts)"Rough rides" aren't only a Baltimore PD phenomenon.
LiberalFighter
(50,953 posts)vercetti2021
(10,156 posts)I want to see a pig get punched
Warpy
(111,282 posts)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
(24,007 posts)...Josh Hawley and Madison Cawthorn.
FuzzyRabbit
(1,967 posts)not fooled
(5,801 posts)Unfortunately.
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luckone
(21,646 posts)So punchable a.face
ShazzieB
(16,426 posts)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
(24,578 posts)JI7
(89,252 posts)usaf-vet
(6,189 posts)....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
(14,914 posts)Wink wink.