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Baton Rouge officer suspended amid claims he sent racially charged image to colleagues
Posted on 5/22/17 at 7:18 pm
Posted on 5/22/17 at 7:18 pm
Searched, SIAP
The Advocate
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A Baton Rouge police officer has been suspended amid allegations he sent a racially charged image to a group of colleagues who had been exchanging text messages about a recent protest following the decision by the U.S. Justice Department not to pursue civil-rights charges in the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling.
The officer, Blaine Dupuy, a nearly three-year-veteran of the force, was placed on administrative leave on Thursday after department brass received a written complaint about the image.
"It was definitely inappropriate," Police Chief Carl Dabadie said. "He was placed on leave the day it hit my desk. We're going to handle it the way we would anything else."
The police chief did not elaborate on the text exchange, citing an internal investigation. But a law enforcement official familiar with the matter said the image depicted a chimpanzee and the phrase "chimp out," allegedly in reference to the Sterling protesters, many of whom were black.
quote:
The online Urban Dictionary defines "chimping out" as "when a black person removes his/her facade as a civilized human being and releases his/her inner chimp; as in to start acting violent and out of control."
Dupuy is white. The text exchange, a regular form of communication for officers on his squad, included black recipients, though it's unclear how many, the law enforcement official said.
The Advocate
Posted on 5/22/17 at 7:19 pm to Pico de Gallo
They keep shooting themselves in the foot.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 7:20 pm to fightin tigers
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They keep shooting themselves in the foot.
I regret that I only have one upvote to give you
Posted on 5/22/17 at 7:22 pm to Pico de Gallo
Perhaps we can all just become less offended by everything. Problem solved.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 7:31 pm to TigersHeisman225
Dude's going to lose his job because he can't be professional at work.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 7:35 pm to Pico de Gallo
Chimps are extremely smart...this cop isn't
Posted on 5/22/17 at 7:44 pm to Topwater Trout
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Blaine Dupuy
Typically cop name.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 7:51 pm to Pico de Gallo
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chimp
Merely a moniker. What about them people getting kilt?
Posted on 5/22/17 at 8:20 pm to Pico de Gallo
Serious question: as unionized public employees, what level of free speech do they have in sending emails, texts, etc?
If true, it was certainly in poor taste, but worth ruining his career over?
If true, it was certainly in poor taste, but worth ruining his career over?
Posted on 5/22/17 at 8:22 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
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If true, it was certainly in poor taste, but worth ruining his career over?
Yeah, it is. If race relations is a huge part of your job, then your personal actions are accountable.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 8:24 pm to fightin tigers
Race relations shouldn't be any part of his job.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 8:26 pm to TigersHeisman225
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Perhaps we can all just become less offended by everything. Problem solved.
Not being a racist, unprofessional dipshit is a good rule of thumb to take with you as well.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 8:27 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
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Race relations shouldn't be any part of his job.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 8:32 pm to fightin tigers
I'm nearly 50 years old and I've never had a cop of any race make any attempt at race relations with me or anyone I know - and I've been arrested.
I've been in huge rowdy crowds, seen people get taken down with force, but never an attempt at race relations.
Seems silly.
I've been in huge rowdy crowds, seen people get taken down with force, but never an attempt at race relations.
Seems silly.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 8:39 pm to Pico de Gallo
Oh god. Now Gravy has some more blog material
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