Lets not forget that for a time…perhaps in some cases very long time…these guys were Cops. They knew bigotry was a disqualifier but were so comfortable in that Police Department the had no hesitation flaunting it. And until they were booted these men were arresting and perhaps using physical force on people they hated. They hated people but were given tremendous power over them. How many victims…???
So this stuff is basically coming up in the course of unrelated investigations, and a third to a half of those being investigated are openly creating a hostile environment for fellow officers and those they’re sworn to protect? Whee.
They should be fired for stupidity alone. I mean, in this day and age, why would you put something clearly bigoted in a text or e-mail? You might as well -cc the local newspaper, tv, and radio stations.
Mayor Ed Lee declined a request from D.A. George Gascon to investigate those cops’ arrest records. Why? Didn’t get the authorization from Rose Pak?
The real problem is the police culture. Those few officers who are dumb enough to leave a digital trail are really just the tip of the iceberg, no? Obviously, they thought it was fine to send derogatory comments to their fellow officers, which implicitly means that there is a comfort level for those kinds of thoughts in the police department. Now extrapolate that mindset onto their arrest records, and look at the data. In S.F. it plays out exactly as you would think it would, judging by the numerous articles on how biased the S.F. police force has been towards minorities.