Michigan cops investigated for forcing black men to sing, "dance like chimps" on camera

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An internal police investigation has begun in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan following the posting of photos and videos on a Detroit blog which allegedly show officers calling on black men to sing and “dance like a chimp.”

Motor City Muckraker, a blog run by former Detroit Free Press reporter Steve Neavling, who now works for Reuters, ran a post on Thursday alleging Grosse Pointe Park police officers of taking“humiliating photos and videos” of black men and sharing them with friends and family.

Neavling wrote that he received the materials from an anonymous source “confirming that more than a dozen demeaning videos of black men were sent and forwarded from the phones of Grosse Pointe Park police.”

The blog posted two grainy videos which show black men singing and making vague animal noises after reportedly being told by police officers to perform in front of the camera.

In one incident, a Grosse Pointe Park police officer allegedly texted a photo of a black man in the back of a trailer with the message, “Gotta love the coloreds.” In a video posted on the blog, the same officer is alleged to have told a mentally ill black man to sing. The unspecified officer “sent at least six videos of the same mentally ill man singing or stuttering on command,” Neavling wrote.

Neavling told The Huffington Post that he has not shared the rest of the materials at this time due to their "humiliating nature."

Grosse Pointe Park Police Captain David Loch told The Huffington Post that an investigation has begun in response to the blog’s allegations.

“On Thursday, November 14 2013, the Grosse Pointe Park Public Safety Department was contacted by an individual who said that he was in possession of video clips and a photo of African American males. The video clips and photo are allegedly made by an officer of this department. The department has begun an internal investigation of this matter. The Grosse Pointe Park Public Safety Department does not tolerate unprofessional conduct by its officers when interacting with any citizen they may come in contact with,” Loch said.

The blog reported that multiple police officers were involved in the videos, but only named Officer Mike Najm as a source of the photos and videos. Huffington Post was told by “several people” that Najm’s ex-wife may be the source of the materials.

Grosse Pointe Park - a predominantly white suburb where nearly half of all households have an income of $100,000 and up - borders the east side of Detroit, a mostly black city with a population over 60 times the suburb’s size.

Blog post which led to investigation

http://motorcitymuckraker.com/2013/11/14/exclusive-grosse-pointe-cops-humiliate-black-people/

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

I was always taught to turn the other cheek at ignorance but I'm getting to the point where I wouldn't mind seeing cacs/pigs getting clapped up at random.

 

[OG_StankBrefs]

*throws hands up*

 

[gangreen]

that shyt cray

 

[keond]

Sounds exactly like the scene in the movie 12 years a slave

 

[MikelArteta]

 

[Teal.]

And they actually recorded it?

Is becoming a cop that easy?

 

[WaveGang]

yo wtf man

blacks need to go back home, this aint the place for us.

the fukk would u wana live with the devil, I'd rather live on my feet

 

[mrken12]

And they actually recorded it?

Is becoming a cop that easy?

Not for Zimmerman.

 

[Black Magisterialness]

We been knew about Gross Pointe...but i've said it before and i'll say it again. The internet is the biggest tool that black folks have in fighting racism and injustice. If we take the wikileaks attitude we can expose just how demonic it all really is.

 

[LA Fisher]

We need to get at these devils

 

[5010]

An internal police investigation has begun in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan

http://motorcitymuckraker.com/2013/11/14/exclusive-grosse-pointe-cops-humiliate-black-people/

the fukk is there to "investigate".

This whole "we'll punish them with desk duty/paid leave" schtick that PD's do is getting old.

 

[NoMoreWhiteWoman2020]

all that will happen is he will quit and move to iowa and get the same position and be celebrated amongst the force

 

[MikelArteta]

its amazing all you need in many countries in the western world is just a hs education, or some 6 months community college law enforcement course and then you get all this power.

I'm not saying all cops are bad, but the front line beat cops, constables, patrol men are some of the biggest losers walking the earth, the bullies in hs, the roided up gym freak, the hot headed testerone filled a$$hole.

Everyone I know who became a cop from hs was a slacker, a loser, a bully, but if your in shape can do a short little community college course your set

 

[Illeye buckmatic]

What a scUM state I guess the racist police chief will say he's a good Michigan man