Tag: Race Discrimination

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Strategic perspectives on civil rights, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, police misconduct, retaliation, and institutional accountability.

Abuse of State PowerJun 30, 2011

Hempstead Police Official: I’m being forced to quit

Willie R. Dixon, until recently the second-in-command of Hempstead Village’s police department, plans to retire on July 22 — the result, he says, of...

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Abuse of State PowerJun 25, 2011

NYPD Cop Sues Department for $175 Million Dollars

An NYPD officer claims in a lawsuit that he may be forced to retire due to a hand injury he sustained during a brutal...

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Abuse of State PowerJun 6, 2011

NYPD Sergeant Alleges Male on Male Sexual Harassment

A NYPD sergeant has filed a complaint that claims he’s being sexually harassed by his male boss. Sgt. Nelson Fernandez, a nine-year NYPD veteran,...

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Abuse of State PowerApr 2, 2011

NYPD Officer Sues Counterterrorism Chief Alleging Sexual Harassment

A married NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau chief carried on multiple affairs with female subordinates at a Queens precinct while sexually terrorizing a female cop who...

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Abuse of State PowerFeb 23, 2011

Retired NYPD Narcotics Detective called a ‘Nappy-Headed Ho’ Settles Lawsuit Against the City for $130K

A former NYPD narcotics detective called a “nappy-headed ho” by her sergeant will receive $130,000 from the city to settle her federal suit. The...

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Abuse of State PowerFeb 21, 2011

School ‘cop’ sex shocker Safety agents: It was hop-in-sack or get sacked

Hormones are raging among the NYPD’S school safety agents. The Police Department’s School Safety Division is a raunchy, sexually charged environment where some female...

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BlogFeb 20, 2011

Pratt janitor accused of stealing oil from Queens school finds himself in hot water once again

An ex-Department of Education custodian fired for taking barrels of heating oil from a Queens school has received a new demerit for harassing a...

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Abuse of State PowerDec 15, 2010

Debra Lawson v. The City of New York, et al. 10 cv 5238

Debra Lawson alleges that working as an undercover in the NYPD Organized Crime Control Bureau’s Firearm Suppression Unit her civil rights were violated and...

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BlogNov 15, 2010

Midtown hotel cook says co-worker pretended to be a Ku Klux Klan member in bizarre ‘joke’

Midtown hotel chef has resigned after a black employee accused him of donning a white pillowcase to pretend to be a Ku Klux Klansman....

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