Black Cincinnati Cop Airs Out Fellow White Officers For Violence Against Black Men The folks in Cincinnati know all too well about how police abuse their authority to do violence against black bodies. Last year, we mourned the death of Sam Dubose, an unarmed black man who was shot in the head by Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing. Tensing has since been charged with murder, but in the wake of the recent violence in Baton Rouge and Minnesota, one officer isn’t keeping his mouth shut about his white colleagues. Via Cincinnati The Cincinnati Police Department is reviewing a Facebook post by a black officer that referenced white officers “looking for a reason to kill a black man.” Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac said in a Thursday statement the post is being reviewed under the department’s “social media procedure and our rules and regulations.” The Facebook post, first reported by Fox19-WXIX TV, was made on an unknown date earlier this month, apparently after black men were killed by police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and in a suburb of St. Paul, Minnesota. In response, the Chief Issac had this to say: “The Cincinnati Police Department strives to maintain a culture of professionalism, as well as transparency and accountability for our actions. I am proud of the work of the men and women of the Cincinnati Police Department and our efforts to work collaboratively with the community,” Isaac wrote. “We are aware of a recent post to a commonly used social media site by one of our officers that refers to an interpretation of a law enforcement officer’s actions. The comments that were posted are under review as they relate to our Social Media procedure and our Rules and Regulations.” Sadly, we won’t be surprised to hear that this brotha has been suspended, fired, or worse. That said, we applaud his bravery for speaking out and we hope more cops follow right behind him. We need “good” police to help keep black people from being shot down like dogs in the street. Image via Cincinnati Police File
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Black Over Blue: Cincinnati Cop Under Internal Investigation For Calling Out Fellow White Officers
