{"id":127455,"date":"2019-03-19T19:47:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T23:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=127455"},"modified":"2019-03-19T19:47:57","modified_gmt":"2019-03-19T23:47:57","slug":"university-of-missouri-fires-campus-cop-over-old-blackface-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/university-of-missouri-fires-campus-cop-over-old-blackface-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Missouri fires campus cop over old blackface photo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COLUMBIA, Mo. \u2014 Today, University of Missouri officials terminated MU Police Officer Marcus Collins immediately after leaders verified a photo of Collins in blackface.<\/p>\n<p>Collins acknowledged that he was the individual in the picture and that it was prior to his employment with the police department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis type of behavior is not tolerated at Mizzou, and we understand how this impacts our entire community profoundly,\u201d MU Chancellor Alexander N. Cartwright said. \u201cRacism, hate and insensitive behavior have no place on our campus. We are committed to our values of respect, responsibility, discovery and excellence, and to making our campus a place where everyone feels welcome and protected.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLUMBIA, Mo. \u2014 Today, University of Missouri officials terminated MU Police Officer Marcus Collins immediately after leaders verified a photo of Collins in blackface. 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