A Captain in the Gaston County Sheriff’s office in South Carolina, was forced to issue an apology after being photographed wearing a black face as part of her Bob Marley Halloween costume.
Captain Melanie Thornburg, insisted that she never intended to offend anyone and was unaware of the historical significance of wearing a blackface.
Thornburg, who is white, landed in hot water after a photo surfaced on social media showing her wearing a dread-locked wig and a T-shirt emblazoned with a marijuana leaf and the word ‘High’.
The law enforcement official explained that on the weekend, she was searching for a last-minute idea for a Halloween and since she already had the wig and the shirt, decided to go as Bob Marley.
