Ferguson ... Fort Lauderdale ... Maybe We Should Go Through The Alphabet

[napkinz]

Last edited Sat Mar 21, 2015, 09:43 AM - Edit history (1)

Imagine how many Fergusons we would find if the DOJ investigated every police department in every town and city in this country.


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Four Lauderdale cops out after racist texts, video discovered

The group cellphone messages between the officers included racial, sexist and ethnically inappropriate images and texts, including disparaging remarks against Hispanics and gays. One such image appeared to be a snapshot taken from a TV showing a man wearing a Nazi uniform with swastikas. There was also a close-up of what appeared to be a black man’s mouth full of gold teeth.

Among the texts were:

Holding: “Id have that noose ready”

“The panty dropper had it’s first fail. This chick was high class cuban, nada impressed her. F------ cuban elite”

“I had a wet dream that you two found those two n------ in the VW and gave them the death penalty right there on the spot.”

Sousa: “Holdings we are coming and drinking all your beer and killing n------.”

Alvarez: “Jimmy what would big dad do to that n-----. Get that n----- out from under that wagon.”

Wells: “And that n----- lover in the wagon.”

Alvarez also produced a video - a mock movie trailer titled “The Hoods,” police said. The video showed images of President Barack Obama wearing a gold chain and gold tooth caps; someone wearing a Ku Klux Klansman’s hood; an African-American man being bitten by a police dog; a bloody scene and a wanted poster for “an escaped slave.”

read more: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-lauderdale-police-probe-20150320-story.html#page=1

[bravenak]

1. Kinda wish the NSA would get on this and free up more information.

Then they can go away.

[napkinz]

2. Four Fort Lauderdale cops out over racially charged behavior

03/20/15
By David Taintor

Three Fort Lauderdale, Florida, police officers were fired and one resigned over their involvement in a racially charged video and text messages, Police Chief Frank Adderley said at a press conference Friday.

Adderley called the cops’ behavior “inexcusable.” He said there was no criminal behavior found in an internal affairs investigation into the officers.

The racially charged content included photos of President Obama and other officers on the Fort Lauderdale police force, according to NBC affiliate WTVJ.

“I am very disappointed, disgusted and shocked by this incident,” Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler said at the news conference.

The Fort Lauderdale Police Department has instituted a mandatory annual diversity class for cops on the force, according to WTVJ.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/four-fort-lauderdale-cops-out-over-racist-video-text-messages

[napkinz]

3. kick

nt

[sheshe2]

4. Ferguson is everywhere, napkinz.

That's a sad truth. I know the DOJ has several investigations going on. Still not enough.

KnR

[napkinz]

5. "Ferguson is everywhere"

yep ... and we really need to reform the whole judicial and law enforcement system

of course, you say that, and those on the right scream that we live in a post-racial America and you're just playing the race card and that you just hate the police

(and they say these things while still portraying the president as a watermelon-eating Muslin Communist Dictator who hates Murica!)

[napkinz]

6. Chris Hayes covering story now on MSNBC

nt

[uponit7771]

7. yeap.. multiple FPDs

[napkinz]

9. and without multiple probes, investigations we'll never know about them

and if you call for such investigations, if you demand and march for justice, if you embrace "Black Lives Matter" ... you are playing the race card shout the deniers on the right

[msongs]

8. all you need is C for cops and P for police. that will find all the criminalss nt

[napkinz]

10. we need to FIND the other Fergusons

and we need reform

[TryTwoFour]

11. Eric Holder has one fault in his tenure - Ferguson.

How he didn't arrive with charges against Wilson will forever stain the injustice of a hands up murder. He's already regarded as a great AG and one mistake will not taint his legacy, but every black life counts. I hope he revisits before he leaves office.

[arcane1]

12. He exposed decades of institutional racism in Ferguson, that led to resignations.

That's much bigger deal than one man.

[napkinz]

17. thanks arcane

[malaise]

13. I suspect that we do need the entire alphabet

I am not even shocked. Institutional racism is live and well

[napkinz]

15. "Institutional racism is live and well"

yep ... I don't know any cities or towns that begin with Z, but I think we'd find enough cases just starting at A to make your obvious point.

[napkinz]

16. buh-bye

nt