Community members on Tuesday will march and rally outside police headquarters to demand reforms to the city's police department following reports released by the Contra Costa County District Attorney revealing racist text messages sent by more than a dozen officers.
The protesters will meet at 3 p.m. and march to Antioch City Hall ahead of the city council meeting.
Antioch's mayor is also calling for an independent audit of the police department, which is already under investigation by the FBI and DA for racism and crimes of "moral turpitude," a legal term for gravely violating community standards and morals. Mayor Lamar Thorpe is calling on all the officers to be fired. 7 current officers at the department have now become the public focus of this investigation.
Contra Costa County's Public Defender Ellen McDonnell called on cases involving the officers who sent those texts to be revisited. "Once we’ve identified those cases – and any overlapping conflicts -- we will initiate a detailed review process for potential dismissal, resentencing, or the preservation of convictions," a statement from the DA stated. The police chief has apologized for the officers' texts.that I have read and agree
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