Authorities are investigating a social media post showing a photo of a black man kneeling on the neck of a white baby with a caption that reads, “Blm now mf.”
The photo, sent to WHIO TV 7, is an apparent reference to both the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement and is with Ohio’s Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
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The baby in the photo appears to be crying, and a woman can be seen holding the child’s arms behind its back.
Emergency scanner traffic shows that police officers and medics were called to two different locations as part of the investigation on Tuesday morning.
“We are looking into this case. However, it is still an active investigation. At this point, we are actively looking into it, and we are VERY early on into this investigation,” Maj. Chris Clark said in a statement.
The picture quickly went viral on social media, with many political reporters and personalities, largely conservative, expressing outrage.
“Life in prison would be far too lenient here,” blogger Matt Walsh tweeted.
Life in prison would be far too lenient here pic.twitter.com/wRz0eAhChC
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) July 22, 2020
“Sickening,” wrote Republican politician and combat veteran retired Col. Rob Maness of the photo.
Cassandra Fairbanks, a reporter for website Gateway Pundit, posted that she has been in contact with the grandmother of the child who does not believe charges have yet been filed but thinks they should be.
Lots of updates from grandmother, she says her grandson had x-rays taken and everything was ok. She does not think the mother has been arrested or that any charges had been filed against her. “She should have been charged,” she told TGP.
CPS is involved as well. https://t.co/4YtmZ3Deu0
— Cassandra Fairbanks (@CassandraRules) July 22, 2020
