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In reply to the discussion: One Brave Officer Did Not Turn His Back On The Mayor ---> [View all]napkinz
(17,199 posts)48. "Black Cops Fear Other Cops - AlterNet/Salon"
posted by WillyT
The black officers interviewed said they had been racially profiled by white officers exclusively, and about one third said they made some form of complaint to a supervisor.
All but one said their supervisors either dismissed the complaints or retaliated against them by denying them overtime, choice assignments, or promotions. The remaining officers who made no complaints said they refrained from doing so either because they feared retribution or because they saw racial profiling as part of the system.
see http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026010832
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My respect for the officer is not because he stood facing and didn't turn his back on the mayor
helpmetohelpyou
Dec 2014
#8
by turning their backs, the other officers were politicizing a funeral and disrespecting
napkinz
Dec 2014
#11
Amazing! One "gutsy" Black Officer.. beautiful. Mahalo napkinz. The NYPD, except for one,
Cha
Dec 2014
#3
Yes, and Chief Chris Magnus.. more about him later. We should get a whole list of the PD who are
Cha
Dec 2014
#18
Brilliant.. The Serpico Award.. like the Heisman only for Cops. More on Chief Magnus..
Cha
Dec 2014
#33
I wonder how many New Yorkers actually support these antics and how many are disgusted by them.
napkinz
Dec 2014
#24
You can be sure this man disappeared. Hope that brave cop watches his back
mountain grammy
Dec 2014
#46
Yeah, I like that.. "Portrait of Courage".. the only one out of how many?! Hope we find out if
Cha
Dec 2014
#40
Pat Lynch and the NYPD who turned their backs on the Mayor have this Bully-Victim card down
Cha
Dec 2014
#43