Michigan Officer Fired After Saying He’d ‘Kill Himself’ If He Was Born Black
A Michigan officer was let go eariler this week after some comments he made that the police department deemed as racist. Anwar Khan who had been previously placed on administrative leave for making racially charged comments on Facebook according to the Detroit Free Press. Khan was off-duty when he got into a debate on Facebook with someone who was reportedly bothered by their argument that she researched online and learned he was an police officer within the Warren Police Department.
In the Facebook post, Khan is accused of saying “Black people are the most racist in the world, they are all lost, Black on Black crime is beyond repair, Black men don’t support their children.” The officer ending his statement by saying he was glad he “wasn’t born Black because he’d kill himself,” according to Click On Detroit.
Facebook user Tamia Brooks was outraged by Khan’s comments that she sent a screenshot of the comments to the Warren Police Department before the post was deleted. She said the department was responsive and responded back.
Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer released a statement last Monday saying an investigation was launched.
“The Warren Police Department does not condone the use of racist comments by any employees, whether on duty or off duty,” the statement read. “Statements like this erode civilian trust and confidence in the police department and are not tolerated.”
The department has since announced Khan had been terminated.
“THIS BEHAVIOR IS SIMPLY WRONG AND STRAINS POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS AND TARNISHES THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE WARREN POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO DUTIFULLY GO TO WORK EVERY DAY AND SERVE ALL CITIZENS WITH PRIDE AND PROFESSIONALISM, REGARDLESS OF RACE,” THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
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