St. Louis police officer lights cigar while straddling suspect during arrest at nightclub, sparking probe

NY Post ^ | 05/17/2024 | Nicholas McEntyre

[ChicagoConservative27]

A St. Louis police officer lit a cigar as he straddled a suspect he had detained on the ground, forcing the department to launch an investigation into the viral incident.

Footage posted online captured the officer borrowing a lighter from another officer for the stogie outside Marquee Restaurant & Lounge last weekend in St. Louis, according to the RiverFrontTimes.

The officer, who was not identified, was seen with his right arm on the suspect’s chest while he lit the cigar with his free hand.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C69AmQwsxmg/ Bystanders and the suspect joked with the officer that they also had lighters to offer.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Officer is black so no cigar..... No pun intended

[xoxox]

“...igniting probe...” would probably have been too subtle for the Post.

[V_TWIN]

“A St. Louis police officer...”
Related to an overzealous cop in Louisville KY. perhaps? 🤔

[KittyKares]

I’ve never heard of an officer being that casual.

[rktman]

Anti tobacco outrage?

[V_TWIN]

Not seein' a lot a Crackah's in that crowd 😏

[1Old Pro]

George Peppard?

[drSteve78]

Was that cigar a Rum River Crook? Or a Swisher Sweet?

[Carl Vehse]

As noted in the news article, the officer was working at his second job at the nightclub. He was just relaxing with a cigar while on break and waiting for the trespasser to come to his senses.

[GOPJ]

Ahhh, the creepy Clinton years...

[xoxox]

What a legacy.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

A St. Louis police officer lit a cigar as he straddled a suspect he had detained on the ground

...and? Unless he used the cigar to burn the suspect, who cares?

[vikingd00d]

>>and? Unless he used the cigar to burn the suspect, who cares?

He was torturing the suspect with second hand smoke.. it’s in the geneva convention somewhere. >;’)

[exPBRrat]

Big f-ing deal.

[Flavious_Maximus]

In this case, the cop is the cannibal and the perp is a White guy.

You can see the cannibal cop is lighting a cigar as a gesture of triumph, after hunting and catching a trophy prey. The White thug will now become the cops evening meal.

[waterhill]

Only in movies.

[SunkenCiv]

Just some spin.

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[bunkerhill7]

All smoke and no mirrors.

[1Old Pro]

All smoke and no mirrored glasses :)

[guest7]

"All smoke and no mirrored glasses :)"