"I hate niggers. That is all." [View all]

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I cannot even believe that I am reading this in the year 2014. Racists should not be able to be police officers, and especially not in areas that are majority POC. I can't even get my head around this kind of blind hatred.

* And here's my edit. I'm not changing the title, I'm not taking the quote out, and I'm not softening the language that the cop used. I'm sorry if you are offended by my quoting him directly - but am shocked that you aren't offended that he used the word - and more focused on me quoting him without using ****** or @%#$^. This is the word he used. Let it be seen. I took the title from a link that showed up in my feed on another site. I copied and pasted to share the article with you all. Again, I'm disappointed that so many of you are focusing on the fact that I quoted him, without censoring, than with the fact that he and his buddies, entrusted to fairly enforce the law, were texting each other these hateful words. I am a white woman. My husband is a POC, and our children are bi-racial. I do not use the word, nor does anyone in my family - and that includes all of my extended family. I have been fighting against racism since I was a kid, and long before I had any personal stake in the issue. But now? Now, my children's lives are on the line, and I want it out there. I want people to see what these people are saying behind closed doors and amongst themselves. They don't have the nerve to say it to our faces, but I will hold them accountable for saying it anywhere and to anyone. This has been sent to jury twice now, and has been voted on to be left alone, twice. If it offends you so much that you can't even focus on the real issue - police discrimination against POC - then I suggest that you find another cause to fight for, because this one is going to roll you over if that's all it takes to get you to the point of disgust and disengagement.


Article:

Racists OUTRAGED After Ohio Deputies Suspended For Disgustingly Racist Texts (Screenshots)

Five Ohio deputies have been implicated in sending racist text messages to one another after an anonymous tip was sent to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. After an investigation it was revealed the deputies had allegedly sent racist texts to one another between 2011 and 2013 on their personal cellphones.


http://www.ifyouonlynews.com/racism/racists-outraged-after-ohio-deputies-suspended-for-disgustingly-racist-texts-screenshots/