Misunderstanding His Role as a Representative of White Authority, Black LA Trooper is Fired for Speaking Out About White Cops' Use of their Authority to Brutally Murder and Torture Ronald Greene
/From [HERE] A Black Louisiana state trooper who went public with allegations of police brutality and racism within the department has received notice that he was being fired.
Carl Cavalier got a letter this week from State Police Superintendent Lamar Davis saying that he violated department policy by speaking out about the death of Ronald Greene, according to WWL-TV, a local CBS affiliate. Davis is a black strawboss, a sambo overseer appointed by his white masters to carry out functions of authority and the white supremacy dynamic.
Greene was a Black man who was tortured and murdered by white troopers. On May 10, 2019, Greene, who was unarmed, died after being arrested by Louisiana State Police following a high-speed chase outside Monroe, Louisiana. During the arrest, he was stunned, punched, and placed in a chokehold. He was also dragged face down while handcuffed and shackled, and he was left face down for at least nine minutes. At least six white troopers were involved in the arrest.
When Greene's corpse was brought to the hospital, police told doctors that his car had run into a tree, a story a doctor said "does not add up", given the nature of Greene's injuries and the fact that there were two stun-gun probes lodged in his body; police later acknowledged that Greene had died during a struggle, though without mentioning any use of force by officers. Although authorities refused to release body camera footage for two years, the Associated Press obtained and published a portion of it in May 2021. [MORE]
Cavalier gave interviews to local television stations in Louisiana indicating that he was disappointed it required leaked body camera footage to get the department to discipline the officers involved in Greene's death, WWL-TV reported.
“There are killers,” Cavalier said in an interview with the station. “And there are people who are OK with the killers being on the job. And that's the people who are a part of the cover up.”
“I considered it a murder,” he added. “Because why else would we hesitate to be transparent about it? Why else would we not do our jobs and hold these guys accountable? Why else? What other reason?”
Cavalier was also facing pushback from the department after publishing a book about being a Black officer in an environment that could be racially hostile. He had used a pseudonym for the book and was serving a five-week unpaid suspension for publishing it when he received notice of his firing, WWL-TV noted.
On Sept. 30, Cavalier filed a lawsuit claiming that his superior officers within the State Police discriminated against him. When he complained internally about the alleged discrimination, Cavalier said he was demoted and transferred, per WWL-TV.
"Trooper Cavalier received the decision of the appointing authority to move forward with termination based on an administrative investigation that revealed he violated several departmental policies," Lt. Melissa Matey of the Louisiana State Police said in an email statement to The Hill. "It should be noted that our disciplinary administrative process is not finalized and Cavalier remains an employee at this time."