Sunday 14 August 2022 05:28 AM Texas police attacked woke mob for sharing photo of officer posing for selfie ... trends now
A Texas police department was rounded on by a woke mob after an officer posted a photograph of himself posing with Kyle Rittenhouse to the force's Facebook page.
In this latest photo, Rittenhouse, who posed with an officer from the Thrall Police Department, could be seen grinning from ear to ear in front of a patrol vehicle.
'Make those stops, you never know who you might meet,' the post initially read. 'Today it was Kyle Rittenhouse, welcome to Texas.'
Rittenhouse, 19, became notorious for his murder trial and subsequent acquittal after shooting three men, two fatally, in what he testified was self-defense during riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August 2020, following the shooting of Jacob Blake.
A Texas police department is coming under fire after an officer posted a photograph of himself posing with Kyle Rittenhouse
'Make those stops, you never know who you might meet,' the post initially read. 'Today it was Kyle Rittenhouse, welcome to Texas.' Hours later, the post was edited with the police department seemingly flummoxed as to why it was receiving so much criticism for the picture
But just hours later, the post had received a barrage of abuse as angry social media users shared their dismay at how the officer had been joyfully posing with controversial teen.
'Sick you are making him out as a hero. Shame on your officer and this department,' wrote Kari Ashpaugh.
'What a joke of a police department,' stated Nai Roberts, one of more than 1,800 users who commented.
'Is this a joke? You're welcoming a known killer into our state? This is completely