SF Cops Said It Was Legal To Murder Black Man Because He Was An ‘Animal’ (xpost from GD)
The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) will investigate dozens of racist and homophobic text exchanges between a former SFPD sergeant convicted of corruption charges and four other police officers, the San Francisco Chronicle first reported. The texts made public Friday included jokes about Kwanzaa, calling African Americans monkeys, calling for the lynching of all African Americans, and even one that said, “Its not against the law to put an animal down.” The four officers have been on the force for at least a decade, with two having faced disciplinary action in the past. The revelation comes at a time when police practices around the country are under scrutiny for racial bias.
The text messages came to light after the Attorney General’s office filed a motion to release the texts to keep former SFPD Sgt. Ian Furminger in custody as a way “to show the officer’s character” and deny him bail, ABC News reported. Furminger, a 20-year veteran, is currently seeking to appeal his conviction and a three-year prison sentence for charges stemming from “a scheme to steal money and property seized during searches and arrests in 2009,” a local CBS news affiliate reported.
Here is a selection of the text messages exchanged between October 2011 and June 2012, while Furminger was still on the police force:
In response to a text asking “Do you celebrate quanza at your school?” Furminger wrote: “Yeah we burn the cross on the field! Then we celebrate Whitemas.”
“The buffalo soldier was why the Indians Wouldnt shoot the n****** that found for the confederate They thought they were sacred buffalo and not human.”
In response to a text saying “N****** should be spayed,” Furminger wrote “I saw one an hour ago with 4 kids.”
In response to a text saying “All n****** must fucking hang,” Furminger wrote “Ask my 6 year old what he thinks about Obama.”
I was trying to be nice to you as everyone knows your gay. I love calling you a fag. Good enough?
You are a total homo! And your gay!
“I hate to tell you this but my wife friend is over with their kids and her husband is black! If is an Attorney but should I be worried?” Furminger’s friend, an SFPD officer, responded: “Get ur pocket gun. Keep it available in case the monkey returns to his roots. Its not against the law to put an animal down.” Furminger responded, “Well said!”
In response to a text from another SFPD officer regarding the promotion of a black officer to sergeant, Furminger wrote: “Fuckin n*****.”
Furminger also wrote that he was watching one particular black family “like a hawk,” that it was “worth every penny” to live in a neighborhood “away from the savages,” “White power,” and “Cross burning lowers blood pressure! I did the test myself!” His bail hearing is set for next week.
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http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/03/15/3633907/sfpd-deplorable-racist-emails/
When exactly did SF become Ferguson By The Bay?! 
