SEATTLE (AP) — A member of the King County Sheriff’s command staff was suspended for a day without pay after Capt. Todd Miller made a “very offensive and racist” Facebook post. The Seattle Times reports Miller posted what appeared to be a news article and photo of Black teens beating and stealing the sneakers of another teen on his Facebook page with the comment: “Animals. This is what the inner city gives us these days.” Internal investigation documents show Miller insisted his comment wasn’t racist and was intended to comment about the “socio-economic issues existing in American inner cities” that drive crime. He acknowledged, however, that others might see his comments differently.
Sheriff’s captain suspended for post about Black teens
