‘We Only Kill Black People’ Cop Fired After Viral Outcry
Lt. Greg Abbott, the Georgia police officer caught on dashcam footage during a traffic stop last year saying “we only kill black people,” is out of a job. Cobb County police Chief Mike Register announced the decision at a news conference Thursday afternoon.
“The statements were inexcusable and inappropriate,” Register said. “I don’t know what’s in [Abbott’s] heart, but I certainly know what came out of his mouth.”
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“I wish Lt. Abbott well. But I think that was very inappropriate for any police officer to say that,” Register added.
Abbott spent 27 years on the force.