Members of the Elks Lodge in Glendale, California are outraged after a former police officer hosted a charity event that compared slain teen Michael Brown to a “roadkill dog.”

In a video obtained by TMZ, a singer can be heard parodying “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” with racist lyrics mocking Brown.

“Michael Brown learned a lesson about a messin’ / With a badass policeman,” lodge member Gary Fishell sings. “And he’s bad, bad Michael Brown / Baddest thug in the whole damn town / Badder than old King Kong / Meaner than a junkyard dog.”

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The song continues: “And he’s dead, dead Michael Brown / Deadest man in the whole damn town / His whole life’s long gone / Deader than a roadkill dog.”

According to TMZ, the event was hosted by retired LAPD Officer Joe Myers, and about half of the 50-60 attendees were officers. The gathering was part of an annual charity golf tournament.

Fishell, who is a former federal investigator, later realized that the song was “off color and in poor taste,” his lawyer told TMZ.

“He’s a goofball who writes funny songs,” the lawyer remarked, adding that Fishell thought that the roomful of police officers “would get a kick out of it.”

For his part, Myers refused to show any remorse for the song.

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“How can I dictate what he [Fishell] says in a song?” Myers said. “This is America. We can say what we want. This is a free America.”

A trustee of the Glendale Elks Lodge said that many members were upset over the song.

“It’s deplorable and inappropriate and the Lodge will take disciplinary action against [Fishell] and possibly the people who organized this event,” the trustee warned. “We don’t stand for any racist things like this.”

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Watch the video below from TMZ.