Only a NGHR Would Do That: Strawboss NYPD Chief Impresses Massa' by Saving the Job of a Cop who called a Black Man "Nigger" During Arrest b/c NGHRS are Essential to Consensual Master/Servant Relations
MASTER CAN’T BE MASTER WITHOUT SERVANTS. From [HERE] NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell intervened to save the job of a decorated Latino officer who called a suspect the N-word during a 2018 arrest in the Bronx, according to a report from the Daily News.
Newly released NYPD documents stated that New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell went against an administrative judge’s recommendation to fire Officer Benito Cruz after he yelled the slur as he held down the head of a 25-year-old suspect - a Black man - who had been tasered.
Sewell, who is the first Black woman to lead the NYPD announced her decision in an April memo, noting the officer’s "otherwise stellar history" as she imposed on an already-served 30-day suspension, docked him 45 vacation days and ordered him placed on a one-year “dismissal probation” where Cruz would be closely monitored for a year and could be fired without a hearing if he steps out of line.
According to the NYPD, Sewell said the Cruz, who was appointed as a police officer on July 9, 2014 had received an overall rating of "exceeds expectations" on his three most recent annual performance evaluations for 2018 and overall ratings of "exceptional for 2019 and 2020.
Cruz has also been awarded nine medals for excellent police duty and 16 medals for meritorious police duty and has no disciplinary record. He was placed on a level 1 discipline monitoring on March 3, 2020 which remains ongoing.
Cruz and two other officers faced disciplinary charges after the 2 a.m. arrest that happened outside of the Mitchel Houses on July 29, 2018, according to a report by Deputy Commissioner of Trials Josh Kleiman.
Cruz and Officer Mariano Bulfante responded to a report of a suspect with a gun while a third officer, John Manzo, arrived at a bodega on Willis Ave. to disperse a disorderly crowd.
Cruz and Bulfante joined Manzo when Jeremiah Bass refused to leave a Family Day celebration at the housing complex and began cursing and instructing the crowd to not listen to the NYPD officers.
Sgt. William Miller attempted to arrest Bass, he pulled away, smacked the sergeant’s hand, pushed off of him and ran, NYPD documents said.
The officers chased Bass as Bulfante twice yelled out, “You f***ing p***y!” according to Kleiman’s report.
Manzo then discharged his Taser and Bass fell to the ground when Cruz moved in, got on top of Bass and put his hand on his head in order to restrain him. Cruz then yelled, “Yeah, yeah, you talking s**t right now, you p***y a*s n****r?” Kleiman’s report added.
Kleiman ruled Cruz used excessive force after Bass, who was bleeding and unconscious and needed to be taken to a nearby hospital to have the Taser prongs removed from his body.
Bass later pleaded guilty to aggravated harassment.
Kleiman wanted Cruz fired and said that his words were “the most vile variety of discourteous and offensive language: hate speech.”
Sewell, however, disagreed with the proposed punishment. “Police Officer Cruz’s remark to the complainant in this matter was both vulgar and inappropriate. I make no attempt to defend his remark, but recognize that the statement was made during an otherwise chaotic encounter with a large group of individuals,” Sewell wrote.
“I find that Police Officer Cruz’s statement was made in a moment of time likely without forethought and that he allowed his judgment to fail him as there is no evidence of past racial or gender animus,” she added.