By Tim Petruk
A Kamloops police officer香蕉视频直播檚 conduct is under review after he made black face jokes in a series of posts on his personal Instagram account.
RCMP Const. Rupert Meinke香蕉视频直播檚 posts showed him receiving skin treatment. In one photo, a woman is apparently applying a black cleansing mask to his face; another appears to be a selfie with the cleansing mask on.
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Meinke香蕉视频直播檚 Instagram is private and it香蕉视频直播檚 unclear when the posts were made, but screenshots of them began circulating on social media late last week.
Kamloops RCMP Supt. Syd Lecky told KTW he cannot speak to specifics regarding Meinke香蕉视频直播檚 Instagram posts or duty status, but said making black face jokes on social media would not be smart.
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Lecky said he is unable to discuss Meinke香蕉视频直播檚 posts because they were made on a personal Instagram account.
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If he were to be made aware of such posts coming from a constable, Lecky said, an internal code-of-conduct investigation would be launched.
Meinke has also worked as a part-time instructor at Thompson Rivers University. He has taught police and justice studies classes.
University spokeswoman Darshan Lindsay told KTW the institution is 香蕉视频直播渓ooking into香蕉视频直播� Meinke香蕉视频直播檚 Instagram posts.
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Lindsay said Meinke is not currently employed by or teaching at TRU.
Lecky said he was first made aware of the Instagram posts on Sunday, July 5.
CTV News Vancouver also reported on this story and was among media outlets to reach out to Meinke for comment. He replied, saying: 香蕉视频直播淪orry I cannot comment other than it is a skin care product. Take care.香蕉视频直播�
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Simon told CTV News she was frustrated when she first saw the posts, opining they are insensitive and in poor taste.
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