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28 African American police officers facing demotion
Twenty-eight African American officers are facing demotion and will be required to provide back-pay after 15 years serving as lieutenants and majors for the Memphis Police Department. The decision came after a recent appeals court ruling. Fifteen years ago the officers sued the city of Memphis claiming the tests they took were discriminatory against African Americans and that is why they failed. A federal judge agreed with the officers in 2010, and ordered the officers keep their ranks, get back pay, and the city covers their $1 million court costs. Now an appellate judge changed everything in late October, ruling the promotion test was perfectly fine and didn’t violate any civil rights laws. Chief Administrative Officer George Little said, they will ultimately do whatever the court tells them to and we will know of any officers being stripped of their rank by the end of this week. http://memphis.suntimes.com/mem-news/7/129/69057/28-african-ame |
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28 African American police officers facing demotion Twenty-eight African American officers are facing demotion and will be required to provide back-pay after 15 years serving as lieutenants and majors for the Memphis Police Department. The decision came after a recent appeals court ruling. Fifteen years ago the officers sued the city of Memphis claiming the tests they took were discriminatory against African Americans and that is why they failed. A federal judge agreed with the officers in 2010, and ordered the officers keep their ranks, get back pay, and the city covers their $1 million court costs. Now an appellate judge changed everything in late October, ruling the promotion test was perfectly fine and didn’t violate any civil rights laws. Chief Administrative Officer George Little said, they will ultimately do whatever the court tells them to and we will know of any officers being stripped of their rank by the end of this week. http://memphis.suntimes.com/mem-news/7/129/69057/28-african-ame this should be a smooth transition... 
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28 African American police officers facing demotion Twenty-eight African American officers are facing demotion and will be required to provide back-pay after 15 years serving as lieutenants and majors for the Memphis Police Department. The decision came after a recent appeals court ruling. Fifteen years ago the officers sued the city of Memphis claiming the tests they took were discriminatory against African Americans and that is why they failed. A federal judge agreed with the officers in 2010, and ordered the officers keep their ranks, get back pay, and the city covers their $1 million court costs. Now an appellate judge changed everything in late October, ruling the promotion test was perfectly fine and didn’t violate any civil rights laws. Chief Administrative Officer George Little said, they will ultimately do whatever the court tells them to and we will know of any officers being stripped of their rank by the end of this week. http://memphis.suntimes.com/mem-news/7/129/69057/28-african-ame the article doesnt state there is an order for a demotion,, it gives no details at all except that they have a new finding that the test was fine |
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How you all get anything done is beyond me... This could fester in your courts for another 10 years
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How you all get anything done is beyond me... This could fester in your courts for another 10 years LOL, Apparently they have done their job. That says a lot. Time to move on. |
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so are they only basing this on outcome of a test?
does their experience and years of service not count? |
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so are they only basing this on outcome of a test? does their experience and years of service not count? no... |
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Who they gonna call? Al Sharpton?
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How you all get anything done is beyond me... This could fester in your courts for another 10 years we don't John. a highway bridge collapsed in Cincinnati last week, our roads have potholes as deep as Lake Michigan.....hopefully no one will take it back to the courts. |
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