A black school resource officer in Tampa, Florida, was fired after he was caught using the n-word on multiple occasions, according to authorities.
The fired officer, Delvin White, had been with the Tampa Police Department for eight years, the department said in a release on March 2.
At the time of his firing, White was serving as a school resource officer at Middleton High School.
The department said that on Nov. 13, 2020, White was heard on body camera footage referring to a particular group as “ghetto n*****s.”
White used the slur while on the phone driving home from an off-duty assignment that day, the Tampa Bay Times reported, adding that he repeated the slur while on the phone with his wife.
“Derogatory statements made by police officers jeopardize the trust that our department works to establish with our community,” Tampa Police Chief Brian Dugan said.
“Tampa Police officers are held to a higher standard, and incidents like this negatively impact the entire law enforcement profession.”
Wth?
I don’t believe what I’m reading. A black fired for whatever. Anyway, I think they are full of chit to fire him or any color for saying what he is accused of. Why all the thin skin and offense today. Cold place we are right now. Give the dude his job back if he performed his duties correct. I would hate to think I could be fired for saying something or anything. Grow up adults.
He’s just telling the truth
The group he was referring to probably called each other the “N” word over a hundred times that day so I don’t see a problem.
A black guy named White suspended from
his job for talking black. It’s all too weird.
He is black , he is allowed to say it