St. Louis Firefighter Under Investigation For Racial Slur

ST. LOUIS, MO — A St. Louis firefighter is under investigation after using a racial slur to refer to African Americans on social media, KSDK reports.

"Sounds like something a [slur] would say... not a respectable black man," the firefighter commented on a news article about CNN's Don Lemon earlier this month. "I work with plenty of black men that I trust with my life, on a daily basis, and I doubt that this would come out of their mouths."

Lemon had called white men the "biggest terror threat" in America after an attack at a Pittsburgh synagogue and a series of bombs were mailed to prominent Democrats by a self-professed Trump supporter.

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The St. Louis Fire Department said they began investigating after being made aware of the post by the Ethical Society of Police, a group comprised of African American police officers based in St. Louis.

The post violates the city's social media policy. The fire department said it is taking disciplinary measures, but it is not clear what those measures are.

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