An FBI investigation into more than a dozen police officers in one Northern California community revealed texts that referred to black people as circus monkeys and gorillas.
More than a dozen cops in California referred to black people as monkeys and gorillas and even threatened to shoot their black mayor in a series of racist texts, according to law enforcement.
ANTIOCH, Calif. — For years, Antioch Police Department officers routinely used private text messaging groups to flout their racist views, using slurs in front of superiors without fear of reprisal.