Officer who joked “We Only Kill Black People” resigned

Team Udayavani, Sep 2, 2017, 1:19 PM IST

Georgia: A Georgia police officer who was shown on video telling a woman during a traffic stop not to worry because police “only kill black people” retired on Thursday.

Once the dash cam video, which was aired by WSB-TV in Atlanta went viral, the person was identified as Lt. Greg Abbott.

Greg was shown standing by a car pulled over alongside a road and instructing the woman in the front passenger seat to use the cell phone in her lap to make a call.

“OK I just don’t want to put my hands down,” the woman tells the officer, adding that she has seen “way too many videos of cops,” before trailing off.

“But you’re not black,” the officer replies. “Remember, we only shoot black people. Yeah. We only kill black people, right? All the videos you’ve seen, have you seen the black people get killed?”

Speaking at a news conference Thursday, Cobb County Police Chief Mike Register described Abbott as “honorable,” but said the officer had made a mistake, the newspaper reported.

“I don’t know what is in his heart,” the chief added, indicating Abbot would be fired, “but I know what came out of his mouth.” said Mike.