The San Jose Police Dept. has put 4 officers on administrative leave as it investigates allegations that current and retired officers posted racist and Islamophobic messages in a private Facebook group, including 'I say re-purpose the hijabs into nooses.'
A masked protester kneels before San Jose police in San Jose, Calif. last month. Four officers have been placed on administrative leave after allegations that they posted racist and anti-Muslim messages to social media.A masked protester kneels before San Jose police in San Jose, Calif. last month. Four officers have been placed on administrative leave after allegations that they posted racist and anti-Muslim messages to social media.
An FBI official told NPR that the bureau is in contact with the SJPD and is aware of the investigation into the officers' reported comments on social media. That same officer allegedly wrote an anti-Muslim comment about a woman who filed a lawsuit against the"Hell, I would have pulled it over her face," the officer wrote, according to the Medium article.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
4 police officers in San Jose put on leave over racist, anti-Muslim Facebook postsThe mayor of San Jose, California, said he expects 'that racist, anti-Muslim or menacing comments expressed by any current SJPD Officer will be met with termination.'
Weiterlesen »
L.A. Councilman Jose Huizar criticized for dragging Mexican baby Jesus into FBI scandalSouthern California's boy king of saints, the Santo Niño de Atocha, gets dragged into political scandal
Weiterlesen »
COVID-19 Cases At California's San Quentin Prison Soar Past 1,000The active cases affect about one-third of the Marin County prison's population.
Weiterlesen »
Former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown mistakenly included in BET Awards 'In Memoriam' segmentA picture of politician William Lewis Brown Jr., 86, who is very much alive, was placed between pioneering actress Diahann Carroll and 'Lean on Me' singer Bill Withers. BETAwards
Weiterlesen »
BET Awards Mistakenly Includes Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown Jr. in the 'In Memoriam' SegmentThe show's producers likely meant to spotlight former NFL star Willie Brown, who died in October at age 78 BETAwards
Weiterlesen »