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In reply to the discussion: Fresno police drowned father by Tasering him, hogtying him, then sticking a garden hose [View all]Oilwellian
(12,647 posts)59. When you have a racist police chief...
It's no surprise when his minions kill minorities with impunity.
A lawsuit, filed in Fresno Superior Court on Thursday (February 24, 2011), says that Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyers ringtone for Cynthia Sterling, an African-American former counsel member is a slave song: "Mammy's little baby loves short'nin' bread." The lawsuit also alleges that Dyer mimic's stereotypical slave dialect, making comments including; "yessa massa, I is yo pet" and "Um hum, I'm the mayor's boy, I'm the mayor's boy, yes'um, I'm the mayor's boy".
Dyer is alleged to have repeatedly made derogatory and racial comments and/or actions relating to different races, including, but not limited to African-Americans and Japanese, which include:
1. "You know brothers can't resist watermelons"
2. "You know brothers love melons"
3. Routinely refers to African-Americans as "Brothers"
4. During a meeting discussing fist strikes to the face, Dyer commented that fist strikes to the face should never occur, unless it is a brother, because brothers don't have bones in their noses.
5. Dyers cellular phone ring tone for Blong Xiong, a Southeast Asian counsel member is an Oriental sounding ringtone.
6. Dyer refers to a female Japanese Police Department employee as his little Geisha Girl.
7. Dyer makes offensive and demeaning comments about women, including but
not limited to:
a) comments about police department employees clothes and cleavage
b) commenting that the employee, must be out looking for a husband.
C) comments about certain female police department employees never having to pay for drinks when they go out socially.
8. Dyer has made offensive remarks, relating to charging the County of Fresno an administrative fee for administering a grant, stating "Good, rape them, (laughing), and make them feel they liked it".
9. Dyer on numerous occasions, has demeaningly referred to City Hall being run like a "sorority", since the Mayor and her chiefs of staff are primarily women.
10. The Deputy City Manager required Police Department employees to place their hands upon Chief Dyer and pray over him in order to cast away evil spirits while at City Hall.
The lawsuit, which is available at http://media.fresnobee.com/smedia/2011/02/24/16/DyerComplaint.source.prod_affiliate.8.pdf
and was filed on behalf of Robert Nevarez and Sharon Shaffer, who both work for the Fresno Police Department.
Dyers attorney responded by saying that the allegations have been investigated and that they dispute what Nevarez and Shaffer have said. They claim that the investigation lasted in excess of five months, with numerous persons interviewed by the investigator. Her conclusion was that she found no hostile work environment existed in the department. It is obvious that the plaintiffs are disappointed that their allegations were found to have no merit. Unfortunately, many of the comments that were alleged to have been made were either embellished, mistated, taken out of context, or never made.
Nevarez and Shaffer, the plaintiffs in this case, have been on administrative leave since late last year. They are concerned about retaliation from Dyer if they return. The lawsuit states that the police chief has not responded well when confronted with other complaints: an example of this threatening and bullying behavior includes, but is not limited to, during a staff meeting Dyer stated, he was sick and tired of the lawsuits against himself. Dyer stated he did not have much money, but would not go down without a gun fight. He further stated it was not enough to nick him, you would have to take out his carotid artery and he has lots of blood.
http://media.fresnobee.com/smedia/2011/02/...
Dyer is alleged to have repeatedly made derogatory and racial comments and/or actions relating to different races, including, but not limited to African-Americans and Japanese, which include:
1. "You know brothers can't resist watermelons"
2. "You know brothers love melons"
3. Routinely refers to African-Americans as "Brothers"
4. During a meeting discussing fist strikes to the face, Dyer commented that fist strikes to the face should never occur, unless it is a brother, because brothers don't have bones in their noses.
5. Dyers cellular phone ring tone for Blong Xiong, a Southeast Asian counsel member is an Oriental sounding ringtone.
6. Dyer refers to a female Japanese Police Department employee as his little Geisha Girl.
7. Dyer makes offensive and demeaning comments about women, including but
not limited to:
a) comments about police department employees clothes and cleavage
b) commenting that the employee, must be out looking for a husband.
C) comments about certain female police department employees never having to pay for drinks when they go out socially.
8. Dyer has made offensive remarks, relating to charging the County of Fresno an administrative fee for administering a grant, stating "Good, rape them, (laughing), and make them feel they liked it".
9. Dyer on numerous occasions, has demeaningly referred to City Hall being run like a "sorority", since the Mayor and her chiefs of staff are primarily women.
10. The Deputy City Manager required Police Department employees to place their hands upon Chief Dyer and pray over him in order to cast away evil spirits while at City Hall.
The lawsuit, which is available at http://media.fresnobee.com/smedia/2011/02/24/16/DyerComplaint.source.prod_affiliate.8.pdf
and was filed on behalf of Robert Nevarez and Sharon Shaffer, who both work for the Fresno Police Department.
Dyers attorney responded by saying that the allegations have been investigated and that they dispute what Nevarez and Shaffer have said. They claim that the investigation lasted in excess of five months, with numerous persons interviewed by the investigator. Her conclusion was that she found no hostile work environment existed in the department. It is obvious that the plaintiffs are disappointed that their allegations were found to have no merit. Unfortunately, many of the comments that were alleged to have been made were either embellished, mistated, taken out of context, or never made.
Nevarez and Shaffer, the plaintiffs in this case, have been on administrative leave since late last year. They are concerned about retaliation from Dyer if they return. The lawsuit states that the police chief has not responded well when confronted with other complaints: an example of this threatening and bullying behavior includes, but is not limited to, during a staff meeting Dyer stated, he was sick and tired of the lawsuits against himself. Dyer stated he did not have much money, but would not go down without a gun fight. He further stated it was not enough to nick him, you would have to take out his carotid artery and he has lots of blood.
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AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
OP
I don't believe that includes drowning victims. Not 100% sure though. n/t
A Simple Game
Jul 2012
#14
Go Free! Hell, he will get a medal from the GOP at their convention for fighting crime.
olegramps
Jul 2012
#87
My thought too...when you torture them there...you end up with torture here.
HereSince1628
Jul 2012
#20
"When you torture them there...you end up with torture here." And perfectly acceptable, apparently.
SammyWinstonJack
Jul 2012
#47
What other explanation is there than they did this because they could & GET AWAY WTIH IT.
patrice
Jul 2012
#24
kinda hard to make the "few bad apples" argument when 15 of these fuckers are standing around..
frylock
Jul 2012
#64
My daddy and my grand pappy were cops! And they were REAL nice to Me! And bought me stuff!
Hassin Bin Sober
Jul 2012
#77
They shouldn't wonder. I'll certainly avoid calling any for assistance.
SammyWinstonJack
Jul 2012
#49
they're the good guys - they save kitties and stuff. few bad apples, and all that.....
piratefish08
Jul 2012
#50
This happened in April but I have done a GS and don't find any current info
prole_for_peace
Jul 2012
#54
So when are the cops' promotions? That despicable behavior is now rewarded in Merka. nt
valerief
Jul 2012
#75
Today, I wept for my country. Just when I think we may have a chance, something like this happens.
firenewt
Jul 2012
#105
This is the type of incident that you would expect the press or the local press to cover.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#113
The complaint with the Federal court was filed on April 6, 2012. The DuckShoot story was thereafter
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#114
Your link is trying to run an add on. Do you have a link to the complaint itself? nt
NCTraveler
Jul 2012
#116
That is the pdf version of the complaint. What do you mean "trying to run an add on?" Do you
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#117