Antioch's mayor had harsh words Tuesday for members of the police department who have been caught up in an FBI investigation over racist text messages.
Mayor Lamar Thorpe called for the firing of 24 officers accused of exchanging a slew of racist slurs, jokes and memes. These messages are directed against members of the Black and Latino communities and many involve the n-word. The judge overseeing the criminal case against the officers said the content of the messages is"so offensive, it could incite further hate or racial animus."
"Get the hell out of here. These people can go ... they can go fly a kite for all I care," said Thorpe."Get out of my police department. We don't need them here."Antioch woman says racist text message scandal confirmed her suspicions about local officers"I'm disgusted," he said."I'm blown away that there were threats to my personal life in those text messages.""I trusted the police department to, even, to… to….
Contra Costa County Public Defender Ellen McDonnell said the text messages will have a huge impact on criminal cases in Antioch. She issued the following statement to KPIX on Tuesday:
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