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By Morgan Gstalter - 04/19/21 01:41 PM EDT
The chief of the Kaua i Police Department in Hawaii received a five-day unpaid suspension after he was found to have made comments mocking people of Asian descent.
After an employee launched a complaint against Chief Todd G. Raybuck, an investigation uncovered that he had violated the county’s policy against discrimination in November 2019 and July of last year, according to a statement released by the department on Friday.
The human resources probe also said that the employee, who alleged Raybuck made racist comments to him, was not passed up for promotions because of his ancestry, race or national origin.
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Kauai Police Chief Suspended For Mocking Asians
Kauai County officials on Friday publicly disclosed for the first time details of the disciplinary action taken against Police Chief Todd Raybuck for violating a county discrimination policy. Reading time: 5 minutes.
Kauai Police Chief Todd Raybuck will be suspended without pay for five days later this month after an investigation by the county Human Resources Department found he violated a discrimination policy twice when he mocked people of Asian descent in conversation with other officers.
The Kauai Police Commission also took issue with the chief for discriminatory language and gestures and ordered him to complete Equal Employment Opportunity and Cultural Sensitivity Training, county officials announced on Friday.
The police commission on the Hawaii island of Kauai has suspended the police chief without pay for five days for making discriminatory comments after an investigation found he mocked people of Asian descent.
LIHUE, Hawaii - The police commission on the Hawaii island of Kauai has suspended the police chief without pay for five days for making discriminatory comments after an investigation found he mocked people of Asian descent.