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Judi Lynn

(160,621 posts)
Thu May 28, 2015, 04:24 PM May 2015

Photo shows Chicago cops posing over black man with antlers

Source: Associated Press

Photo shows Chicago cops posing over black man with antlers
| May 28, 2015 | Updated: May 28, 2015 1:49pm

CHICAGO (AP) — A former Chicago police detective is suing to get his job back after being fired for posing in a photograph with another officer holding rifles over an unidentified black man lying on a floor and wearing deer antlers.

The photograph, which is believed to have been taken between 1999 and 2003, recently was made public after detective Timothy McDermott filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court seeking to rejoin the Chicago Police Department. The photo was discovered during an FBI investigation into police wrongdoing.

The Chicago Police Board fired McDermott in October, after finding him guilty of bringing discredit on the department by taking part in the photo, disrespecting or maltreating a person on or off duty, and unlawful or unnecessary use or display of a weapon.

McDermott's lawyer, Dan Herbert, said Wednesday the photograph doesn't tell the entire story. He added there's no evidence the black man was in custody and questioned whether the photo was taken against the man's will.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Photo-shows-Chicago-cops-posing-over-black-man-6292028.php

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Photo shows Chicago cops posing over black man with antlers (Original Post) Judi Lynn May 2015 OP
Shaking my head in disbelief cosmicone May 2015 #1
Disgusting MosheFeingold May 2015 #2
When was that? I still remember the police riot during the '68 Democratic Convention and 1monster May 2015 #4
Sarcasm detector needs calibration n/t MosheFeingold May 2015 #11
Touché! On DU, though, you never know for sure. 1monster May 2015 #14
Unrelated, but MosheFeingold May 2015 #15
Right click on the image, then click on "properties" on the drop down menu 1monster May 2015 #16
test MosheFeingold May 2015 #17
I sincerely hope you are being facetious. Ikonoklast May 2015 #8
"the photo doesn't tell the whole story" Roy Rolling May 2015 #3
Racist love to call AA men bucks... awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #9
I'm sure he "fit in" heaven05 May 2015 #5
How could anybody, even a racist, think that a picture like this is a good idea. hollowdweller May 2015 #6
You're assuming that there was at least a molecule of intelligence involved... gregcrawford May 2015 #7
Well, sheesh, it's not as if ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2015 #12
Rec'ing for exposure... awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #10
I can't believe I actually just read that. Calista241 May 2015 #13

1monster

(11,012 posts)
4. When was that? I still remember the police riot during the '68 Democratic Convention and
Thu May 28, 2015, 04:57 PM
May 2015

other time in that era.

MosheFeingold

(3,051 posts)
15. Unrelated, but
Fri May 29, 2015, 10:05 AM
May 2015

How to I post a picture in my post?

In particular, I want to plagiarize your "Bernie" caption.

1monster

(11,012 posts)
16. Right click on the image, then click on "properties" on the drop down menu
Fri May 29, 2015, 10:42 AM
May 2015

that appears. (If you have AOL, this won't work and you need to go to Internet Explorer to do this). Then copy the url that comes up with the properties.

Paste the url in either the body of the post you are making on DU or paste it in the signature line area of your profile.

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
8. I sincerely hope you are being facetious.
Thu May 28, 2015, 06:31 PM
May 2015

Chicago cops and their leadership are noted for being corrupt, racist, and violent.

Roy Rolling

(6,933 posts)
3. "the photo doesn't tell the whole story"
Thu May 28, 2015, 04:44 PM
May 2015

Amuse me. I'd like to hear what kind of story they can make up for this one.

 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
9. Racist love to call AA men bucks...
Thu May 28, 2015, 08:16 PM
May 2015

just like they used to years ago when speaking of Native American men. It is code for "dangerous animal who will destroy the purity of our white women"

gregcrawford

(2,382 posts)
7. You're assuming that there was at least a molecule of intelligence involved...
Thu May 28, 2015, 06:16 PM
May 2015

... I am inclined to think not. The magnitude of their malice precludes the possibility. They are simply ambulatory turds of evil.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,364 posts)
12. Well, sheesh, it's not as if ...
Fri May 29, 2015, 08:23 AM
May 2015

... the cops tied him to the hood of their patrol car ...

... at least, not in this particular photo.

Wait, you asked a question: How could anybody think this is a good idea? I'd guess the answer is "beer".

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