Victims of the Antioch Police Department racist texting scandal are taking action in the form of a federal lawsuit. Last week, a report by the FBI and the Contra Costa County D.A. revealed a pattern of racist and abusive messages.
Civil rights attorney John Burris on Wednesday told KTVU he is preparing a federal lawsuit on behalf of five people reportedly targeted in racist text messages and other acts by Antioch Police Department officers.Civil rights attorney John Burris on Wednesday told KTVU he is preparing a federal lawsuit on behalf of five people reportedly targeted inThe department is currently embroiled in a scandal involving 45 of its officers.
"One of the problems we have here is that this verbalness and contact was pervasive. It lasted over two or three years and involved a number of officers," said Burris. He characterized the text messages as "horrific." "The emails were sent and the text was sent directly to 35-40 people in different times, and some of whom are sergeants and who were lieutenants. They were supervisors. And that is the group of people that you expect to hold officers under control and keep them in line, but that didn't happen," said Burris.
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