Officers Run Background Check On Obama; Placed On Leave

[Lazie]

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- Two DeKalb County police officers have been placed on paid administrative leave after an investigation revealed they ran a background check on President Barack Obama.

A representative for the DeKalb County CEO’s office identified the officers as Ryan White and C.M. Route.

Officials said Obama’s name was typed into a computer inside a DeKalb County police car on July 20 and ran through the National Crime Information Center.

The secret service was immediately notified and contacted the DeKalb County Police Department.

A representative said both officers have been with the department less than five years.

A representative said one of the officers denied involvement.

An official investigation is being conducted by the DeKalb County Police Department’s Internal Affairs division.

It is unclear why the officers ran a check on the president.

[Hortical]

They ran a check to see if they can provide dirt to right wing extremists.

[Gamma]

but it is not racist! memba dat!

[Bricktop]

Why are they on leave and not immediately fired? There can be no explanation for what they did.

[Rudi]

Maybe they heard that he broke into the white house.

[Gamma]

they just now heard that he was TRYING to break into the WHITE house and figured a black man has no business in a WHITE house.

[Mosiah]

Over-reacting! Why are we assuming that this background check was on the President? Certainly, there must be many more people in the USA named Barack Obama!