The Kentucky State Police Commissioner resigned from his position Monday after a report surfaced that the department used quotes from Adolf Hitler in a training slide show.
According to CBS News, Rodney Brewer‘s resignation went into effect on Wednesday and Governor Andy Beshear has selected Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Burnett to serve as acting commissioner.
The Kentucky Police Academy is accused of using a training slideshow as recently as 2013 that advocated for violence during altercations and instructed cadets to be “ruthless in their actions.”
Titled “The Warrior Mindset,” the slideshow used quotes from historical figures such as Benjamin Franklin, J.R.R Tolkien, and Confederate General Robert E. Lee. One slide captioned “Violence of Action,” included a quote from Adolf Hitler’s notorious manifesto “Mein Kampf,” which stated, “The very first essential for success is a perpetually constant and regular employment of violence.”
The news of the training slideshow was first reported by journalists from a student publication at the duPont Manual High School in Louisville.
Morgan Hall, a spokeswoman for the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet told CBS. “As of today, the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet continues to work diligently to swiftly and thoroughly conduct an internal review of all training materials and will provide information as it becomes available.”
