The Pasadena Police Department is being accused of racial discrimination against its own officers, and some claim they were even subjected to assaults.
Several former officers held a press conference Thursday alongside their attorney to announce a lawsuit, claiming the department has a history of racial discrimination.
"I have been assaulted as well to the point that I was told, as I went down, that I was a crybaby," said Carolyn Gordon. "I was a lieutenant of internal affairs and because I spoke up against unlawful practices, I was removed from that position." "These are police officers that are supposed to protect and serve our community, but they attack their own, particularly African American officers, are getting attacked and injured," said attorney Brad Gage.
"Another Black officer who, years ago, says that his training officer paid money to have a suspect fight with him," said Gage."The allegation that a training officer, which was me, 20 years ago, wagered a bet with a prisoner to beat up my trainee is absolutely false," he said. "It was proven to be false."
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