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Fired Cop Gets New Police Gig After Mocking Teen Suicide • Instinct Magazine
L-R Jeff Graves, Nigel Shelby (images via WHNT)
A police officer in Alabama who resigned amid controversy after mocking the suicide of a gay teen has been rehired just two months later.
Nigel Shelby, a 15-year-old high school student, took his own life in April after having been the target of homophobic bullying.
Jeff Graves, while working as a Madison County Sheriff’s Deputy, commented on a story posted to Facebook about Shelby’s death writing:
“Liberty, Guns, Bible, Trump, BBQ – That’s my kind...
