Black Mich. Cop Says He Was Demoted Because of Race

A black former Michigan State Police officer believes that race is the reason he was demoted after he reportedly left work early, while a white colleague who had two dogs from his K-9 unit die in his care got a second chance, Click on Detroit reports.ย  Suggested Reading Three Friends Were Headed To A Beyoncรฉ…

A black former Michigan State Police officer believes that race is the reason he was demoted after he reportedly left work early, while a white colleague who had two dogs from his K-9 unit die in his care got a second chance, Click on Detroit reports.ย 

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The now-retired trooper, who was not identified, is reportedly suing the state police, claiming that after being accused of leaving a work shift early and misfiling time cards, he was demoted and had his K-9 dogs taken awayโ€”despite his claim that a sergeant had given him permission to leave his patrol early.ย 

โ€œFor them to get together with the command and concoct some crazy investigation to get you removed from the unit, itโ€™s clearly because Iโ€™m black,โ€ the former cop, who was the only black trooper in the K-9 unit at the time, told the news site.ย 

โ€œIt speaks to a discriminatory mindset. It speaks to a discriminatory custom and culture in the Michigan State Police,โ€ attorney Leonard Mungo, who is representing the former officer, said.

There are also claims of racially charged remarks.ย 

โ€œWe have the representations from a white trooper that my client was called โ€˜Buckwheat,โ€™ and my client was called โ€˜Samboโ€™ and other racially derogatory terms,โ€ Mungo added.ย 

Meanwhile, the black officer pointed out that a white colleague had two police dogs die while in his care and received no punishment. The dogs reportedly died after being left in a car for 11 hours, with the windows up and the vehicle off.

โ€œIt was kept hush-hush and he was allowed to stay in the unit,โ€ the source said. โ€œHe was written a reprimand and was immediately issued two more dogs.โ€

In the Michigan Penal Code, the site notes, such an oversight is meant to be punishable by jail time and fines.ย 

โ€œHe wasnโ€™t removed from the unit and I was,โ€ the black cop said. โ€œI just donโ€™t see how the two can even be comparable.โ€

Read more at Click on Detroit.ย 

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