Amnesty has called for 'root and branch' reform of the policing system throughout the U.S. after numerous officers in California were accused of racist conduct.
Allegations that numerous officers among a California police force sent racist, homophobic, and sexually explicit texts to one another are"just the tip of the larger iceberg" when it comes to issues of systemic racism among police forces in the U.S., human rights organization Amnesty has said.
Protesters hold a Black Lives Matter flag as they march in Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 16, 2022, and, inset, the Antioch Police Department badge is seen on a patrol car on March 26, 2023. Amnesty has called for"root and branch reform" of U.S. police forces following reports that the FBI and the Contra Costa County District Attorney are investigating 17 members of the APD who"may have violated the Racial Justice Act" over their alleged conduct.
Reports, dated March 27 and 28, compiled by Larry Wallace, an inspector in the District Attorney's Office for Contra Costa County, recounted a selection of the text messages, stating the authority believed they demonstrated the officers'"racial bias and animus towards African Americans and other people of color," as well as"homophobic" and"sexually explicit language and photographs.
Wallace noted it was part of"an ongoing state and federal criminal investigation which may lead to further disclosures." Texts the reports attributed to the APD officers include claims that Black people"all look the same" and were a"bunch of gorillas." They also accuse the officers of making repeated use of the n-word, including one officer who described one Black person as a"Thirsty n*****,""Donkey n*****" and"Panhandling n*****."
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