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Activists continue to call for MSP chief’s removal

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Gov. Rick Snyder has suspended Michigan State Police’s Colonel Kriste Etue’s pay for five days. But activists continue to call for her removal.

Members of the liberal group Progress Michigan delivered a petition to Governor Rick Snyder’s office. It was signed by almost 85,000 people across the United States.

This comes after Etue shared a meme on Facebook that called NFL players who kneel during the National Anthem “degenerates.” Etue apologized.

State Rep. Leslie Love, D-Detroit, says the Colonel should still be removed from her position.

“'Cause she’s the leader of the Michigan State Police at a time in our life where things are so fragile," said Love. "The racial issues here. And we see it every day.”

The liberal group Progress Michigan helped create the petition. The group's Denzel McCampbell says Etue’s apology and the punishment are not sufficient.

“She shared the post and what this says is that it really calls into her judgment as the head of a police force that serves the diverse communities across the state,” McCampbell said.

A spokesperson for the Michigan State Police said the colonel will not make any additional statements. A representative from Snyder’s office accepted the petition and says they will review it.

Before becoming the newest Capitol reporter for the Michigan Public Radio Network, Cheyna Roth was an attorney. She spent her days fighting it out in court as an assistant prosecuting attorney for Ionia County. Eventually, Cheyna took her investigative and interview skills and moved on to journalism. She got her masters at Michigan State University and was a documentary filmmaker, podcaster, and freelance writer before finding her home with NPR. Very soon after joining MPRN, Cheyna started covering the 2016 presidential election, chasing after Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and all their surrogates as they duked it out for Michigan. Cheyna also focuses on the Legislature and criminal justice issues for MPRN. Cheyna is obsessively curious, a passionate storyteller, and an occasional backpacker. Follow her on Twitter at @Cheyna_R
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