Current Events > D.C. Cop Under Investigation For Wearing a Shirt With a KKK Symbol While On Duty

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FrisbeeDude
07/29/17 8:45:37 AM
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http://www.theroot.com/d-c-cop-under-investigation-for-wearing-a-shirt-with-a-1797354445/amp

An officer with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., has been accused of wearing a shirt with a racist symbol on it while he was on duty, and has now been placed on “non-contact status” pending the department’s investigation into the incident.

Law4BlackLives, a group of lawyers who support the Black Lives Matter movement, told NBC Washington that they have filed complaints with the police department after seeing the officer, identified as Vincent Altiere, wear the shirt in D.C. Superior Court and in the community.

In a photo taken by the group, the t-shirt features a grim reaper wearing an MPD badge and holding a rifle. The DC flag is in the backdrop, and the words “Powershift” and “Seventh District” surround the grim reaper. In place of the “O” in the word “powershift” is a Celtic cross, a symbol used by white supremacist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan.

In smaller letters below the reaper, the phrase “Let me see that waistband jo” appears. According to Law4BlackLives, that is short for “jump outs,” a more aggressive form of stop and frisk that targets men of color in searches for weapons.

“This shirt is offensive and indicates systemic bias in the policing of people of color,” Law4BlackLives said in a statement. “White supremacy and insinuated threats of death should never be associated with or tolerated in police departments who are sworn to protect and serve.”

MPD’s Seventh District covers much of Southeast D.C. east of the Anacostia River, including the communities of Anacostia and Barry Farm.

In a tweet on Friday afternoon, Police Chief Peter Newsham said, “This is disgraceful and does not represent the hard working and committed officers of the Seventh District.”


Just another isolated incident
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The Admiral
07/29/17 9:03:34 AM
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FrisbeeDude posted...
Just another isolated incident


It literally is.
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tremain07
07/29/17 9:25:20 AM
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What an idiot, doesn't know you do that shit in Alabama?
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muchdran
07/29/17 9:35:49 AM
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A cross is racist now?
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boxington
07/29/17 9:38:35 AM
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muchdran posted...
A cross is racist now?

Celtic cross?

generally.
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MrPeppers
07/29/17 9:38:51 AM
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Well at least I'm glad that it was brought to light. Now I know that a shirt like that is considered white supremacist. I would have bought it as a gym shirt because it's got a grim reaper on it and thought nothing beyond that, lol.
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The Admiral
07/29/17 9:40:57 AM
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BTW, that's the same font used by Diablo for its menus:

3wVnMUn

I didn't realize that game was racist.
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Perascamin
07/29/17 9:43:36 AM
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Shirt does look pretty cool though
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FrisbeeDude
07/29/17 2:00:43 PM
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The Admiral posted...
FrisbeeDude posted...
Just another isolated incident


It literally is.


Washington Post reporter Radley Balko, who tweeted MPD’s statement, said in his tweet that defense attorneys have reported seeing other officers wearing the shirt, so it is likely this is not an isolated incident, and that speaks to a bigger problem.

It literally isn't
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Bishop9800
07/29/17 2:06:38 PM
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The Admiral posted...
BTW, that's the same font used by Diablo for its menus:



They are not talking about the font. They're talking about the symbol.
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Buzz Killjoy
07/29/17 2:16:52 PM
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Never heard of a Celtic cross being associated with white supremacy, but that may be my ignorance.

Shirt looks more like some tacticool biker shit to me.

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TheVipaGTS
07/29/17 2:18:24 PM
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If this topic instead was about a black college professor wearing a BLM shirt Admiral would be in here crying about how it's an outrage and how he should be fired since he's not fit to teach if he has beliefs like that...yet he's in here talking about diablo and acting like this is nothing lol.
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Paper_Okami
07/29/17 2:20:20 PM
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Isolated incident 504543503
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itachi15243
07/29/17 2:23:54 PM
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Paper_Okami posted...
Isolated incident 504543503


You forgot to add the other numbers for the other cops wearing them, all isolated incident of course
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Paper_Okami
07/29/17 2:24:54 PM
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itachi15243 posted...
Paper_Okami posted...
Isolated incident 504543503


You forgot to add the other numbers for the other cops wearing them, all isolated incident of course


No, I took in account for them otherwise it would be isolated incident 504543201
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Bishop9800
07/29/17 2:25:06 PM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
If this topic instead was about a black college professor wearing a BLM shirt Admiral would be in here crying about how it's an outrage and how he should be fired since he's not fit to teach if he has beliefs like that...yet he's in here talking about diablo and acting like this is nothing lol.



He probably has that shirt himself.
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RickyTheBAWSE
07/29/17 2:27:15 PM
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wait... an organization born from the slave patrol CONTINUES to have members and supporters of the KKK? STILL??

totally an isolated incident, lolololol

not.
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Nomadic View
07/29/17 3:55:56 PM
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How many occurances of a specific behavior must happen before we demonize the group as having that trait?
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ZCheveyo
07/29/17 4:00:40 PM
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Wait, which part of the shirt is the racist part? Are they basing this entirely on the Celtic cross inside the 'o'?

I don't know fuck all about KKK symbols....to me it just looks like a shirt with a Reaper on it holding a badge.
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Gojak_v3
07/29/17 4:02:56 PM
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The Admiral posted...
BTW, that's the same font used by Diablo for its menus:

3wVnMUn

I didn't realize that game was racist.


Made way before SJW's had to censor everything.
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boxington
07/29/17 4:05:48 PM
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maybe it's just me, but zooming into the image, it kinda looks like it can be an "ss" instead

Gojak_v3 posted...
The Admiral posted...
BTW, that's the same font used by Diablo for its menus:

3wVnMUn

I didn't realize that game was racist.


Made way before SJW's had to censor everything.

yea, because having an issue with racist iconography is something only sjws do
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thelovefist
07/29/17 4:08:32 PM
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He has plausible deniability that it is racist. I mean jfc people it is the same font as Diablo.
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RickyTheBAWSE
07/29/17 4:10:44 PM
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ZCheveyo posted...
Wait, which part of the shirt is the racist part? Are they basing this entirely on the Celtic cross inside the 'o'?

I don't know fuck all about KKK symbols....to me it just looks like a shirt with a Reaper on it holding a badge.


the KKK are very creative. they have names that sound like badass RPG characters.

wizards, dragons, nighthawks... all that shit. it makes me want to farm gear sets.
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Cj_WlLL_VVlN
07/29/17 4:16:08 PM
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Wait the Celtic cross?

I came in here fully ready to say they should fire the guy and he's clearly a dumb ass but this just sounds like an officer got a t-shirt press and made a police shirt.

I've got a Celtic cross on my arm? Am I a part of the clan now?
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TheVipaGTS
07/29/17 4:27:07 PM
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"Let me see that waistband Jo"...did everyone miss that being on the shirt?

http://www.newsweek.com/jump-outs-dcs-scarier-version-stop-and-frisk-300151
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Schwarber
07/29/17 4:28:57 PM
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Bishop9800 posted...
The Admiral posted...
BTW, that's the same font used by Diablo for its menus:



They are not talking about the font. They're talking about the symbol.


Yeah but dude..the font!!
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Cj_WlLL_VVlN
07/29/17 4:29:30 PM
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My regular bar also has Celtic crosses plastered everywhere and all over the shirts they make. Black people patron the establishment and buy those shirts. Gonna have to warn them.
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X777WgpUYZ5Hv23
07/29/17 4:31:31 PM
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Celtic cross isn't racist - it is however, used as a neo-nazi symbol by some idiots
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RE_expert44
07/29/17 4:35:39 PM
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Cj_WlLL_VVlN posted...
Wait the Celtic cross?

I came in here fully ready to say they should fire the guy and he's clearly a dumb ass but this just sounds like an officer got a t-shirt press and made a police shirt.

I've got a Celtic cross on my arm? Am I a part of the clan now?

According to sjws, yes. Just like people with crosses tattooed on then have 3/4ths of a swastika on them in their eyes
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DifferentialEquation
07/29/17 4:35:43 PM
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This topic has turned out like basically every other discussion about racism on this board. Admiral uses facts and reasons. SJWs proceed to get butthurt. The end.
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Blue_Inigo
07/29/17 4:41:09 PM
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DifferentialEquation posted...
This topic has turned out like basically every other discussion about racism on this board. Admiral uses facts and reasons. SJWs proceed to get butthurt. The end.

Someone who praises racial and ethnic profiling wouldn't know reason if it bit their ass
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thelovefist
07/29/17 4:41:09 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
thelovefist posted...
He has plausible deniability that it is racist. I mean jfc people it is the same font as Diablo.

It's cute how you look up to Admiral enough to use his excuses no matter how little sense they make

What the fuck are you talking about
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Axiom
07/29/17 4:45:39 PM
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Lmao did Admiral really post a Diablo screenshot like that's somehow proof it's not racist. I guess the swastikas used by the Nazis aren't racist since they originated as an innocent symbol used by Hindus

Wtf is with certain people not being able to understand context
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ZCheveyo
07/29/17 4:53:23 PM
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Axiom posted...
Wtf is with certain people not being able to understand context

....do you not see the irony in this, like, at all?
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Nomadic View
07/29/17 4:54:31 PM
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If you have to dig this deep to try to find an issue with racism, then there isn't an issue with racism.

This is as ridiculous as the "milk is racist!" memes.
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Frogles
07/29/17 5:04:00 PM
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Let’s openly admit that police are an armed gang, and this, coupled with our president openly telling police officers he is OK with abuse, should have everyone in fear, black, white or otherwise.


this is the type of website tc frequents.
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Bishop9800
07/29/17 5:11:28 PM
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DifferentialEquation posted...
This topic has turned out like basically every other discussion about racism on this board. Admiral uses facts and reasons. SJWs proceed to get butthurt. The end.



Please humor me, what "facts and reasons" did he use?
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marc55
07/29/17 5:55:35 PM
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Axiom posted...
Lmao did Admiral really post a Diablo screenshot like that's somehow proof it's not racist. I guess the swastikas used by the Nazis aren't racist since they originated as an innocent symbol used by Hindus

Wtf is with certain people not being able to understand context



i dont watch the tv show are the characters racist ?
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Deadpool_18
07/29/17 5:56:34 PM
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The Admiral posted...
FrisbeeDude posted...
Just another isolated incident


It literally is.


Ha
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DifferentialEquation
07/29/17 6:03:55 PM
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Bishop9800 posted...
DifferentialEquation posted...
This topic has turned out like basically every other discussion about racism on this board. Admiral uses facts and reasons. SJWs proceed to get butthurt. The end.



Please humor me, what "facts and reasons" did he use?


see post #7
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E32005
07/29/17 6:08:19 PM
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FrisbeeDude posted...
The Admiral posted...
FrisbeeDude posted...
Just another isolated incident


It literally is.


Washington Post reporter Radley Balko, who tweeted MPD’s statement, said in his tweet that defense attorneys have reported seeing other officers wearing the shirt, so it is likely this is not an isolated incident, and that speaks to a bigger problem.

It literally isn't

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TheVipaGTS
07/29/17 6:38:40 PM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
"Let me see that waistband Jo"...did everyone miss that being on the shirt?

http://www.newsweek.com/jump-outs-dcs-scarier-version-stop-and-frisk-300151
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Blue_Dream87
07/29/17 6:59:57 PM
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TheVipaGTS posted...
TheVipaGTS posted...
"Let me see that waistband Jo"...did everyone miss that being on the shirt?

http://www.newsweek.com/jump-outs-dcs-scarier-version-stop-and-frisk-300151


But Diablo!
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