Black Philadelphia police sue over message board, say it's racist - CNN.com

CNN by Jason Kessler | Jul. 17, 2009 (News Report)

A group of black Philadelphia police officers filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against their department, alleging an online forum geared toward city police is "infested with racist, white supremacist and anti-African-American content."

The suit alleges white officers post on and moderate the privately operated site, Domelights.com, both on and off the job. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Extra
Topics: Racism, Civil Liberties, Law Enforcement, Law, Mid Atlantic
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Posted by: Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Jul 18, 2009 - 1:30 PM PDT
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 by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Jul. 18, 2009

I'm not sure they will achieve much more then getting the web site pulled. The big IF is if they can prove posting take place on the police department's computers; better would be to find posting from lap tops or patrol car computers.

A look at the site’s forums Friday for racist comments found several possibilities. Reads one: “In urban areas, it seems [African-Americans] living on ... More »

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