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Shenseea Shares These ‘Badly Timed’ Photos In Police Outfit After Death Of George Floyd

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Dancehall artiste Shenseea has set Instagram ablaze and stirred controversy after she released some scorching photos of herself in a very modified police uniform, one that will surely not be used by the Constabulary Force in Jamaica.

It seems she intends to prove that she is hotter than Wasabi. The tight navy blue suit by Romeich Wear is accentuated by Shenseea’s coy smile and playful attitude in the photos.  They appear to be from her latest video shoot.

The Blessed singer captioned the series of photos today, “DO NOT RESIST‼️ Ladies and Gents…I promise to serve you wa u can do fi yuhself”.

The 23-year-old told the STAR in 2018, that before her stardom she dreamed of being a cop. “I’m not the office type, so it would have to be in the field,” she said. “I would be firing nuff gunshot, too. It just rough, and a lot of people would often ask me why me would go in policing, but I’m the type to do the opposite of what people think of me. It is not to spite them, but that’s who I am,” she said.

Several of her fans, many of whom seem based in the US, did not appreciate the sexy photos because of her use of a modified police uniform. These fans argued that because of the recent death of 46-year-old George Floyd at the hands of police in the US, the photos sent the wrong message and was shared at the wrong time.

Floyd lost his life on Monday, May 25, after police apprehended him in Minneapolis. Multiple video footages of the incident showed one of the police officers refusing to remove his knee from Floyd’s neck despite pleas from the man and the several bystanders who witnessed the shocking event.

Shenseea’s caption further annoyed fans because Minneapolis cops claim Floyd was “resisting” arrest.  Surveillance video footage surfaced today that contradicted those police claims.

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Screen captures from the viral videos of George Floyd’s arrest

Shenseea’s manager, Romeich, jumped in the comments under the photos to defend the sultry Shenyeng Queen.

The back and forth started with this fan’s (@afrocentric_me) comment: “Wrong time to post this right now. Especially with the senseless violence of police officers.” Another fan supports the comment and added: “that part it’s a time and place for everything…& this right here, definitely wasn’t the time smh.”

At this point, Romeich intervenes and said: “she is on her video shoot u cant say wrong time to post a pic not because you have police doing wrong that mean that all cops are wrong and evil careful of how u pree things thats goes to you as well”

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He continued, “It’s a painful time for us black people but her work still goes on and we will continue to respect the good cops.”

The fan (@afrocentric_me) responds again, “nobody said she was doing anything wrong. Just to be a little sensitive. I actually love shen”.

That’s when Romeich says his team doesn’t support racism or police brutality.  Though, it appears he misspoke, “didnt say you dont like her just saying we dont belive in racism and cops killing people like that but she has her work to still do and not because one or 2 bad cop mean we are gonna shun all cops”.

“How do you not believe in racism and cops killing people when it’s in our faces everyday?!”, said one of several fans who apparently misunderstood his comment.

“Wow! We love Shenseea and understand that she has to work. We all have to work in spite of what goes on in this world. But for you not to feel that this posting is insensitive is just Wow!”, she added.

Another incensed fan replied: “you all need to acknowledge that this is done in poor taste nobody is saying she doesn’t look good or we hate her, but a man was literally just killed by a police officer in broad day light just like so many others before him.”

“For her to post something like this is done in poor taste because I am sure if you had took the time to just open social media you would’ve seen it everywhere”, she said.

“This don’t sir right with my spirit! Delete this while you still have time”, another fan said.

“You look cute but this is a little tone deaf in light of that man that was just murdered by the police because they lied and said he was resisting arrest,” one woman said.

“This picture … right now…. in the climate we are in? During all the emotions our black community is feeling…. okay”, another commented.  While another added, “This is the wrong time for you to post this, especially the caption”.

One angry follower said, “This post is in very bad taste given the current events in Minneapolis. You can’t be this f—— thirsty for likes #unfollow”.  

Twitter users were also not having it:

https://twitter.com/ProudCaribbean/status/1265810568323174400

https://twitter.com/_everythingtaj/status/1265789870225739778

https://twitter.com/LaFleurrRebelle/status/1265751695503568901

https://twitter.com/girlnamejess/status/1265781241766449153

Even though many fans felt the post was bad taste, others indicated they loved her look and encouraged her to keep working hard. She also got a thumbs up from labelmate Ding Dong, Ce’Cile, and Trinidadian songstress Nailah Blackman who commented: “Blue looks fire on u.”

In the end, Romeich once again commented and told fans that not only did he support his artiste, but he was not taking the photos down, especially since it’s a Jamaican police uniform in his opinion, they were not responsible for the unfortunate death of Floyd in Minneapolis.