Back in July, local white supremacist Jimmy Marr Tweeted a photo of himself playing the bagpies in the back of a truck he adorns with anti-Semitic, racist and pro-Trump slogans. He also tweeted a photo of himself shaking the hand of a Eugene Police Department officer. Marr’s Twitter handle is @GenocideJimmy.

Recently that photo has been ciculating on Twitter and Reddit and creating an outcry with hashtags such as #whodoyouprotect #whodoyouserve and outcry from both local residents and people across the country concerned with the implications of a police officer shaking the hands of a racist.

Marr’s racist propoganda and messages like “diversity is white genocide” have placed him in the headlines before and he appears to enjoy the notoriety. Marr’s truck and its slogans recently drew national attention with a photo of his “Jew Lies Matter” slur and his more recent: “Trump: Do the white thing.”

EW asked EPD about the photo:

Following the recent shootings of police officers across the country, the man in this photo showed up in the parking lot of the police department with his pickup truck playing bagpipes.

One of our officers entered the parking lot and approached the vehicle. From his vantage point the officer did not see the back of the pickup with the comments about Jews. The man reached out to thank the officer for his service. “The officer did exactly what he’s supposed to do, which is to respond in a professional and courteous manner to someone who wants to greet them and in return shook the man’s hand,” Acting Police Chief Sam Kamkar. Unbeknownst to the officer, another person was in the parking lot and at that instant moment snapped a photograph of the officer shaking hands with the subject.

EPD has also responded to Twitter users:

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