A Washington state highschool wrestling coach is beneath fireplace for mocking the Minneapolis death of George Floyd on Twitter, in response to a report.
Bethel Excessive Faculty first-year coach Dave Hollenbeck posted a photograph of himself on the ground, smiling, with a knee to the again of his neck — much like photos caught on viral video of Floyd pinned down by a white Minneapolis cop on Monday earlier than he died.
“Not lifeless but I’m doing this for Are cops the media is a race baiting machine and I’m uninterested in it,” Hollenbeck wrote in a typo-laden submit, KIRO-TV reported Wednesday. “I’m going to talk out each time when you don’t like that I’m sorry however I like All individuals.. Get up America.”
In a second submit, Hollenbeck writes, “That is for all of the race baiters and people who don’t What they’re speaking about after they’re saying this might kill you.”
The unique posts seem to have been deleted.
In an announcement to NBC affiliate KING-TV, Bethel Faculty District spokesman Doug Boyles mentioned it’s investigating the incident.
“We’re investigating the submit,” Boyles mentioned. “Dave Hollenbeck just isn’t a trainer. This was his first yr as a wrestling coach at Bethel Excessive Faculty. As wrestling season is over, he’s not working for us proper now.”
The picture of Floyd, who was black, pinned to the bottom by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin whereas pleading for air has sparked nationwide outrage.
Federal and state authorities are investigating Floyd’s death, as widespread protests have erupted in Minneapolis.
Metropolis Mayor Jacob Frey fired Chauvin and three different officers concerned within the incident, and on Wednesday referred to as for Chauvin to be arrested.
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