A photo of American police officers smiling brightly has sparked controversy online.



On the 27th local time, foreign media, including NBC, reported that the police officers who caught a robbery suspect in Prentice, Mississippi were outraged by the photos taken immediately after their arrest.




The photo in question shows four white police officers surrounding the suspect.

They posed as if taking a commemorative photo, smiling brightly and looking at the camera.

Police dogs were also involved in the search for the suspect.



The suspect in the photo is said to have been arrested on charges of taking part in a recent robbery at Hancock Bank, Mississippi.



The suspect, suspected of attacking a bank with a gun, disappeared shortly after the crime, and local police have continued their investigation with the US Firearms and Explosives Enforcement Agency (ATF) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in consideration of the seriousness of the matter. .

And they caught the suspect, Eric Boykin, hiding in the woods near the crime scene.



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The photos released by the police authorities through the local media at the time of the arrest shocked many.



"The suspect is a human being, but the police took pictures and even made them public as if they were bragging about 'prey'" and "Do you really not know how creepy this is?"



On the other hand, there were opinions that there was no problem with the photo.

Some netizens argued that the reason for the controversy was unknown, saying, "It would have been terrible if the police suppressed and harassed the suspect, but the suspect in the photo is also smiling broadly."




Regarding this, Josh Duffy Rice, an expert on the criminal justice system and journalist in the United States, said, "There is a big problem with the process of kneeling a handcuffed suspect for whatever reason and then using police dogs to take and share photos."



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