No Obscenity, Just COVID Neuropathy

 

Several days ago, a Muscle Shoals reader sent us a meme/graphic involving a police officer seemingly making an obscene gesture in public. Several readers wrote to defend the officer with some rather outlandish statements, including the ubiquitous "everybody does it."

At the time, we felt the only excuse for this hand sign would have been neuropathy, and according to a police response to one citizen who complained, this is indeed the case. According to the MSPD, this officer was a victim of COVID and has residual peripheral neuropathy with no feeling in his fingers.

We're happy to learn that this officer meant no disrespect to Mr. Sabin or anyone else. We also wish him a speedy recovery and a return to his normal duties.