Current Events > That sheriff who put a KKK note on a black officer's desk? It's worse than that.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/black-ohio-police-officer-whose-white-chief-put-kkk-note-coat-breaks-s-rcna5253

On Thursday, Sheffield Lake Police Officer Keith Pool came forward to detail the June incident that resulted in his former boss ouster and other alleged encounters that he described as demeaning.

But Campo didnt stop there, according to the officer and his attorneys, who announced legal action in the case on Thursday.
Pool said Campo allegedly fashioned a KKK style hat out of paper, and told him he had to wear it on his next call.

He said he had been repeatedly targeted by Campo in his less than a year at the department, and was the first Black officer to work at the agency, which has about 14 officers.

There was no African Americans applying there, Pool said. The first incident happened before he even started to work at the department in 2020.

Campo, instead of sending Pool a picture of his new patrol car, sent him a photo of a vehicle on 20-inch rims with tinted windows, according to the officer.

It said Officer Pool, SRO, said Pool, who has been a police officer for 19 years and previously served as a school resource officer. He added: It threw me. What is he talking about? What is this about? Despite the alleged incident, Pool joined the department.

Around Halloween, he said Campo targeted him again, pinning a photo of the Grim Reaper on the bulletin board. Pools face was inserted into the picture, which read underneath the raccoon reaper.

I didnt understand that either, he said.
After a second Black officer joined the department, Pool said the two were sitting in a patrol car when Campo allegedly approached them with yet another tinted window remark.

He said, It looked like yalls windows are tinted, Pool quoted Campo as saying. The windows were open.
Pool added that Campo had an obsession with pulling over drivers with tinted windows. The practice has been criticized as a way to unfairly target people for driving while Black.

Campo also had a history of discriminating against other people in the office based on their gender, sexual orientation and race, Ashlie Case Sletvold, one of Pools attorneys, said.

That is why Pools legal team filed a discrimination charge with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, an initial step in preparation for filing a lawsuit. Attorneys also filed a petition with the states High Court to compel the police department to provide records that they say will demonstrate a pattern of race-based harassment involving Campo.

A lot of people knew about him, Pool said. Nothing was done.

Wow. Yeah, they're pretty much gonna have to cough up the money for this discrimination lawsuit.

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Hmmmm....a racist cop? This cannot possibly be.

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ScazarMeltex posted...

Hmmmm....a racist cop? This cannot possibly be.

The Black Officer probably did something in 5th grade and isn't as innocent as he seems.

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it's just one bad apple, guys /s

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what do they mean by "about" 14 officers

14 seems like a pretty easy number to confirm

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Garioshi posted...

what do they mean by "about" 14 officers

14 seems like a pretty easy number to confirm

I'm not sure 14 people would be an easy number to confirm off the top of your head when you're doing an interview.

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What was that hard time news article?

"I'm not a terrible person because I'm a cop, I'm a terrible person that became a cop"


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Wow how shitty

pinky0926 posted...

What was that hard time news article?

"I'm not a terrible person because I'm a cop, I'm a terrible person that became a cop"

Maybe the psych evaluation shouldn't end after they turn in a piece of paper or answer some questions. That would probably help

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Maybe being a cop obviously turns some people into being loons.

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I, for one, am surprised.

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Is tinted windows a veiled way to reference black skin, or is there some sort of association with african americans having tinted car windows above other races that I'm not aware of?

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DeadBankerDream posted...

Is tinted windows a veiled way to reference black skin, or is there some sort of association with african americans having tinted car windows above other races that I'm not aware of?

there's a stereotype associated with hip-hop culture.

Unsurprisingly, being part of a system that enforces inherently racist laws tends to attract shitty people.

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What does our resident cop has to say about this?

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Just another isolated incident.

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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

Unsurprisingly, being part of a system that enforces inherently racist laws tends to attract shitty people.