Black Officer In South Georgia Fired After White Deputy Allegedly Harassed Him During Traffic Stop | Atlanta Daily World
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A Black cop is speaking out after he was fired after being stopped by a white deputy in Ocilla County, Georgia.  In January 2024, Ronald Dixon, a 35-year police veteran, experienced a flat tire while off-duty and attempted to call for help. However, with blue lights flashing, a White deputy stopped him and asked Dixon … Continued

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A Black cop is speaking out after he was fired after being stopped by a white deputy in Ocilla County, Georgia.  In January 2024, Ronald Dixon, a 35-year police veteran, experienced a flat tire while off-duty and attempted to call for help. However, with blue lights flashing, a White deputy stopped him and asked Dixon … Continued

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  • MongosteinEnglish
    13·
    10 months ago

    In the separation document, it claimed that Dixon violated the department’s policy by not obeying a lawful order during a traffic stop, using profane language and that he violated another policy by making a false report that the department was racially profiling people.

    The racial profiling is going to be next to impossible to prove, but the police are a government agency and firing him for “profane language” while off duty is a slam dunk first amendment violation.

    • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
      5·
      10 months ago

      Racial profiling in practice should be easy to prove by showing the ratio of stops for white vs non-whitr people. Is there a need to prove it was intentional?