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Residents demand firings after racist text messages prompt mass public comment at police commission
Summary
Dozens of residents and civic leaders told the San Francisco Police Commission on April 8 that racist and homophobic text messages by police members have eroded trust; speakers including a longtime NAACP leader and the officers’ advocacy group urged termination without benefits and wider reforms.
Dozens of residents and community leaders used the Police Commission’s public‑comment period to press commissioners to remove officers implicated in racist and homophobic text messages and to expand public oversight.
The most emotional testimony came from a speaker who identified himself as the president of the San Francisco NAACP and longtime pastor of Third Baptist Church, who said the community has “been waiting for justice” and asked the commission to show its stance publicly by allowing longer comment time and by acting decisively.…
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