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Judge rejects racial discrimination lawsuit filed by Cleveland police officers
Source: Associated Press
Judge rejects racial discrimination lawsuit filed by Cleveland police officers
Associated Press in Cleveland
Wednesday 9 December 2015 20.21 GMT
A federal judge rejected a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by Cleveland police officers involved in a 2012 shooting that left two unarmed people dead after a high-speed chase.
US district judge James Gwin’s ruling on Tuesday concluded that the nine officers produced no evidence to support their claims, Cleveland.com reported.
Eight white officers and one Hispanic officer claimed in their November 2014 lawsuit against the city and police officials that the department had a history of treating non-black officers who shoot black people more harshly than black officers who shoot black people.
The city took the officers off the street after they were involved in the 29 November 2012 chase and shooting deaths of two unarmed black suspects, Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams.
The lawsuit alleged the department violated protocol by ordering the officers back to restricted duty after allowing their return to the streets in June and July 2013.
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Associated Press in Cleveland
Wednesday 9 December 2015 20.21 GMT
A federal judge rejected a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by Cleveland police officers involved in a 2012 shooting that left two unarmed people dead after a high-speed chase.
US district judge James Gwin’s ruling on Tuesday concluded that the nine officers produced no evidence to support their claims, Cleveland.com reported.
Eight white officers and one Hispanic officer claimed in their November 2014 lawsuit against the city and police officials that the department had a history of treating non-black officers who shoot black people more harshly than black officers who shoot black people.
The city took the officers off the street after they were involved in the 29 November 2012 chase and shooting deaths of two unarmed black suspects, Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams.
The lawsuit alleged the department violated protocol by ordering the officers back to restricted duty after allowing their return to the streets in June and July 2013.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/09/cleveland-police-racial-discrimination-lawsuit
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