MILKSHAKE DUCK IN PROGRESS: Gainesville cop in viral photo suspended over Facebook posts

Meet Officer Michael Hamill of the Gainesville Police Department (the one in the center). This photo went viral after the department posted it to its Facebook page to highlight the “hot” police officers helping Floridians in the wake of Hurricane Irma:

Anyway, you know what happens next:

Has the Gainesville hot cop ALREADY milkshake ducked?!?! https://t.co/Xw6O4lNRfA

— Alex Harris (@harrisalexc) September 14, 2017

If you’re not aware of the term “milkshake duck,” it’s “an internet slang term referring to a representation of a viral internet star who is briefly adored by the public prior to the discovery of their distasteful or offensive past.”

https://twitter.com/ayylmaoism/status/908454190783123456

Sigh:

Gainesville, Florida "hot cop" under investigation after alleged anti-Semitic Facebook posts. https://t.co/Fe5nJFNgTy pic.twitter.com/FeUaIqU99T

— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) September 15, 2017

Here’s a screenshot of some of Officer Hamill’s past Facebook posts:

https://twitter.com/Rosie1618/status/908508326597505026

The Gainesville PD suspended Hamill with pay pending its investigation:

GPD Statement regarding Officer Hamill: pic.twitter.com/ngz8YpOtGC

— Gainesville Police (@GainesvillePD) September 15, 2017

And poof, it’s gone:

Looks like the Gainesville hot cop meme is over just as quickly as it began.

— Brian Hattab (@brianhattab33) September 15, 2017

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