Petal Mayor Hal Marx tweeted Tuesday that he didn't understand why "anyone in the world" would choose to become a police officer on the same day four Minneapolis Police Department police officers were fired for their involvement in the incident. The Petal Board of Aldermen held a special meeting Thursday, voting unanimously to ask for Marx’s resignation, the Clarion Ledger reported. “Recently, Mayor Hal Marx has taken to social media and repeatedly made comments that have isolated, enraged and belittled individuals in a way that is unbecoming to our city,” Alderman Clint Moore read from a statement. Marx, who was first elected mayor in 2009 and entertained an ill-fated run for governor in 2019, told the Hattiesburg American earlier this week that his remarks were misconstrued as racist. In Mississippi, elected officials can only be removed from office if they’ve committed felonies, the Clarion Ledger reported.

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