Michigan State Police director calls meeting with black lawmakers 'productive'

LANSING, Mich. – Michigan’s state police director met with the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus Thursday in the wake of a controversial social media post and called the meeting “productive.”

“I thought it was a productive dialogue,” Colonel Kriste Kibbey Etue said. “Obviously my comments on a personal Facebook post were very offensive and I am truly sorry. That was never my intent.”

Etue shared a meme on her Facebook account calling protesting NFL players degenerates.

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Etue said there are a lot of issues in Michigan that needs to be dealt with and that she will remain focused in making Michigan a safer place.

“We have some work to do with our minority populations,” Etue said.

Etue said she would not resign and refused to take any other questions. 

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