Discrimination

A federal judge found that a black police officer who was found not guilty of domestic violence charges sufficiently alleged that the District of Columbia Police Department discriminated against him by firing him, while a white colleague who was convicted of similar charges was not fired.

WASHINGTON — A federal judge found that a black police officer who was found not guilty of domestic violence charges sufficiently alleged that the District of Columbia Police Department discriminated against him by firing him, while a white colleague who was convicted of similar charges was not fired.

Categories / Civil Rights, Employment

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