A Michigan State Police Public Information Officer has found himself in the hot seat after a tweet quoting him making disparaging remarks about concealed pistol license holders appeared in recent days. F/Lt. Mike Shaw, a public information officer (PIO), made a statement that reflected very poorly on his agency. The MSP Second District PIO reportedly said:’
Here is another example of a CPL holder not being able to handle their emotions because traffic was slowed due to a crash. This suspect lost their cool, grabbed an accessible hand gun and put others at risk. We are lucky he didn’t pull the trigger.
F/Lt Mike Shaw stated “Here is another example of a CPL holder not being able to handle their emotions because traffic was slowed due to a crash. This suspect lost their cool, grabbed an accessible hand gun and put others at risk. We are lucky he didn’t pull the trigger.”
— MSP Second District (@mspmetrodet) March 28, 2024
The reaction of the public has been swift and severely critical of Lt. Mike Shaw, whose name doesn’t appear in Michigan’s online public employee salary database.
One person asked MSP to provide statistics of crimes committed by CPL holders compared to crimes committed by police.
Another helpfully pointed out police spouses have a four times greater likelihood of domestic violence than the average spouse.
If your significant other is a police officer you are 4 Time more likely to suffer domestic violence. pic.twitter.com/iNvLIBc577
— Dereck Chauven (@Degener35442597) March 28, 2024
Others provided examples like these of alleged criminal misconduct by MSP officers.
But the really spicy replies came from Fenix Ammunition and Firearms Policy Coalition.
Lol, fuck you guys.
CPL holders as a group commit fewer crimes than police officers.
Can’t wait to see “yet another example” of an MSP officer’s wife with a black eye and bruises on her wrist.
Who’s your social media person? Let’s see her haircut. https://t.co/4CBxa26JN6
— Feni𝕏 Ammunition (@FenixAmmunition) March 28, 2024
“Here is another example of a CPL holder…”
“This is a *rare* example of a CPL Holder…”––*fixed it for you
Now, go fuck yourself. https://t.co/r2sFKDV05F
— Firearms Policy Coalition (@gunpolicy) March 28, 2024
If this happened in a state run by a decent governor, Lt. Mike Shaw would find himself out of the Public Information Officer gig and put back on the road – if he was lucky. But given how Lt. Shaw works for the wretched Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, he’ll probably get a promotion and a raise for denigrating and disparaging the good people of Michigan to have carry licenses.