Milwaukee sheriff: Officers didn't make video racial comment
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Milwaukee County Sheriff Richard Schmidt says it wasn't a law officer who made a racially charged comment during a weekend traffic stop that was caught on video.
Schmidt told a news conference Sunday night that if his officers had made any racial statements, "they would have been suspended on the spot."
WISN-TV reports that the video was streamed live on Facebook during the Sunday traffic stop and shows the black driver with his hands extended out the window.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The driver is heard asking the officers why they were pointing their guns, and a voice responds: "Because you're not white."
Schmidt says his deputies reported the comment was made by a man passing through the area in a green vehicle.
The sheriff says deputies drew their weapons because the stop was "high risk" and they feared the driver might try to flee.
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Information from: WISN-TV, http://www.wisn.com