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Ohio police chief out after leaving 'Ku Klux Klan' note on Black officer's coat
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ohio-police-chief-out-after-leaving-ku-klux-klan-note-n1273049
Racism provided by a Chief of Police.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ohio-police-chief-out-after-leaving-ku-klux-klan-note-n1273049
Racism provided by a Chief of Police.
Sheffield Lake Mayor Dennis Bring said he was made aware of the incident, which occurred last week, by the police union. Chief Anthony Campo was immediately placed on administrative leave pending a review of the video, Bring told NBC affiliate WKYC of Cleveland.
"I said, 'I don't want to even hear about it," Bring said, describing his conversation with Campo. "I said, 'You've already have admitted to it.' And I said, 'You've got 10 minutes to get out of this office.' I said, 'I want your keys, badge and that’s it. Get out.' "
Bring said he also met with the officer following the incident to apologize for Campo’s actions.
"It took us 10 minutes to even talk to each other because we were both very emotional," he said. "And I apologized to him. We talked about the situation and he told me a little bit more. I was just flabbergasted. There's no one word to explain how disgusting this is."
The footage, which was obtained by the news station, captured Campo standing at the department’s copier and placing the klan printout on the coat. The KKK was a secretive society organized in the South after the Civil War to assert white supremacy, often using violence.