The Root; Published By: Kalyn Womack
A county judge has released the names of 17 Antioch, Ca. police officers accused of some dirty business including but not exclusive to sharing messages riddled with racial slurs. According to the East Bay Times, their alleged misconduct is under investigation by the FBI.
For over two years, this group of police officers have allegedly shared racist memes and jokes in their messages between one another. Contra Costa County Judge Clare Maier identified all of them, eight of whom were put on leave because of the texts, five who are already under FBI investigation and one of them being the president of the Antioch Police Association. The messages themselves were not disclosed but were described by the judge as “inciting future hate or racial animus.”
Because of the “deeply disturbing” content targeting the Black and Hispanic community, Maier decided the officers were not entitled to anonymity under the state evidence code.
The messages, dating back to 2019, were discovered by the FBI weeks ago as a part of an investigation into conduct even more concerning than the racial memes. Read more
