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A judge has dismissed a gun case after prosecutors said an arresting officer may have designed a T-shirt that an advocacy group says has a racist symbol.

The case dismissal is the first since members of the 7th Police District "Powershift'' unit have come under scrutiny for the shirts, The Washington Post reports.

An internal police investigation of the shirts is underway.

Source: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/...for-Wearing-Racist-Shirt-438985273.html?amp=y

Dude should get sacked

 

[bobbychalkers]

White supremacists in the police force is a feature, not a bug.

 

[bootsthecat]

What were the specifics on the gun arrest, I assume it was weak to begin with?

 

[fluffydelusions]

White supremacists in the police force is a feature, not a bug.

Pretty much.

 

[Oppo]

What is the small text near the bottom? Let me... waistband? something?

also pretty obviously cribbed from Sons of Anarchy

 

[HawksWinStanley]

So they just ripped off the SOA logo?

 

[Betty]

What is the small text near the bottom? Let me... waistband? something?

also pretty obviously cribbed from Sons of Anarchy

I think it says "let me see that waistband Jo"

 

[commedieu]

Geeze. It seems like a pattern.

Is anyone else noticing a pattern?

 

[How About No]

White supremacists in the police force is a feature, not a bug.

yeah someone forgot to disable notifications

 

[ClosingADoor]

Is he joining a biker gang or something? What the hell is that.

 

[Stallion Dan]

Forgive my ignorance but what is the shirt being compared to?

 

[cubicle47b]

It's the whole "Powershift" unit which is disturbing.

 

[TraBuch]

That's literally the Sons of Anarchy symbol.

 

[Slayven]

amazing you can throw a dart at the map of the USA and find racism in law enforcement. But BLM is the problem...

 

[Dynasty]

That's literally the Sons of Anarchy symbol.

Never mind I'm an idiot.

 

[Mechanized]

Nothing says protect and serve like the grim reaper.

 

[TraBuch]

Was thinking the exact same thing, unless I am missing something dont see how it is racist. The Tshirt is probably not suitable for work though.

Apparently the "o" in "powershift" has a racist symbol in it.

 

[devanie1]

Never mind I'm an idiot.

The Celtic knot in the "o" is a common wp symbol.

 

[commedieu]

Was thinking the exact same thing, unless I am missing something dont see how it is racist. The Tshirt is probably not suitable for work though.

I'm sure they're just such fans of only their motorcycle hijinx.

 

[lyrick]

That's literally the Sons of Anarchy symbol.

Probably referring to the Iron cross in the O.

 

[Slayven]

The Celtic cross is a know white supremacy symbol

 

[ThisGuy]

What is the small text near the bottom? Let me... waistband? something?

also pretty obviously cribbed from Sons of Anarchy

Forgive my ignorance but what is the shirt being compared to?

The T-shirt shown in a photo from the group says "Powershift Seventh District." A Celtic cross stands in the place of the letter O. The symbol is used by white supremacist groups including the Ku Klux Klan, according to the Anti-Defamation League.

The shirt shows a skeleton holding a rifle and the MPD shield, with the D.C. flag as a backdrop. Below the image is the words "Let me see that waistband jo."

Law4BlackLives says the words are a reference to "jump outs" and searches of men of color for weapons.

At the beginning of the article no less.

 

[shadow_shogun]

Geeze. It seems like a pattern.

Is anyone else noticing a pattern?

No doubt, a couple of months ago, there a story about the bicycle cop with nazi tattoos on his forearm. He's still on the job.

 

[PopeReal]

No one better feign surprise.

 

[Wanda/Wander]

The viral marketing team for HBO's #confederate deserve a raise.

All of these news stories seem so real...

 

[Stoop Man]

Wait, is that the Diablo font?

 

[R0ckman]

White supremacists in the police force is a feature, not a bug.

Hahahaha, this is awesome.

 

[Wolfgunblood Garopa]

That's not simply a racist symbol, it's a racist organization. They must meet up and discuss goals of some sort, and take actions toward those goals.

 

[bionic77]

White supremacists in the police force is a feature, not a bug.

That might be an American feature if you take a close look at our president and current government.

Its fucked that he just wore it openly. Says a lot about where we are in 2017.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Well..that's unfortunate..

 

[NoName999]

Why are they investigating this noble cop? They should help cure economic anxiety!!!!!

 

[Ursn]

Wait, is that the Diablo font?

That's what I thought.

 

[Derwind]

But remember guys, BLM is the problem.

 

[Mazdaspeed]

Wait, is that the Diablo font?

Thats exaxtly what I was checking

 

[Captin Quacker]

Geeze. It seems like a pattern.

Is anyone else noticing a pattern?

Just a pattern of isolated incidents

 

[Stinkles]

amazing you can throw a dart at the map of the USA and find racism in law enforcement. But BLM is the problem...

Maybe that's what you believe, but I've been reading stuff by this amazing woman, Nicole Mincey that tells me there's two sides to every story.

 

[The Last Wizard]

White supremacists in the police force is a feature, not a bug.

Well said. But people will ignore it.

 

[RootCause]

Should've been fired.

 

[HazySaiyan]

No but it's only a few isolated cases tho. BLM are the REAL problem here...

 

[plagiarize]

Fucking skulls again?

STOP PUTTING SKULLS ON YOUR OFFICIAL POLICE STUFF YOU FUCKS.

To serve and protect.

Skulls do not make me feel served or protected by the police.

I'll laugh if the O turns out just to have been the default O for whatever font he used. But stop trying to make out like you are death bringers when your job is to protect the community, not terrorize it (or specifically colored members of it).

 

[MKIL65]

Geeze. It seems like a pattern.

Is anyone else noticing a pattern?

I'm gonna safely assume he has a punisher logo on his own car.

 

[PlayALLtheGames]

Fuckin a, DCMP? Really? You gotta have some balls. The force is like almost 60% African American.

 

[Virzeth]

Bigger pic to better appreciate stolen skeleton and rifle (so reassuring, ain'tcha?)

Fucking skulls again?

STOP PUTTING SKULLS ON YOUR OFFICIAL POLICE STUFF YOU FUCKS.

To serve and protect.

Skulls do not make me feel served or protected by the police.

I'll laugh if the O turns out just to have been the default O for whatever font he used. But stop trying to make out like you are death bringers when your job is to protect the community, not terrorize it (or specifically colored members of it).

Yup, sadly.