Police Prejudice

This week eight San Francisco police officers are suspended, pending the outcome of an investigation. The police officers are accused of racist, homophobic text. Ouch! This is especially surprising and intolerable considering that San Francisco has the highest concentration of LBGT in the country. A police officer is held to a higher standard than the average person and are supposed to be extremely tolerant of diversity. Im not surprised though, desegregation is still a fairly new concept when matched against the amount of time racial superiority prevailed. This directly ties to the both realization that ethics and morality are associated with adolescent teachings and are the foundation of the root of what we consider appropriate. While these officers may not have felt they were doing anything wrong, it was obviously inappropriate in the eyes of SFPD chief of police, Greg Suhr, and I am sure the general public. I do not wish to condone the behavior of the officers, but I do know that the viewpoint of these officers is not something that appeared overnight...These officers were likely part of an upbringing that frown upon any race different from their own. That said, when you put on the badge you don't get to pick and choose which citizens you protect and which you don't. These officers violated ethically acceptable behavior of a public servant. I pulled this excerpt from the California POST commissions code of ethics, " I WILL never act officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, animosities, or friendships to influence my decisions." It makes perfect sense to most, others are still caught up in old ways or negative surroundings. Either way, need I reiterate the intolerance of prejudice of those charged with public safety?........Didn't think so. Way to go Chief Suhr!

https://www.post.ca.gov/commission-procedure-c-3-law-enforcement-code-of-ethics.aspx

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