Six African-American police officers who were promoted by the Buffalo
Police Department earlier this year say they've been harassed and
"treated like criminals" by their police union and fellow officers for
accepting provisional promotions from the commissioner against their
union's directive.
Officer Deidre Carswell recalled how excited and honored she felt
when the administration offered her a temporary promotion to lieutenant.
The police academy instructor said she was proud to participate in the
promotion ceremony, attended by the mayor, police commissioner and
chiefs. Since then, however, she said she and her five fellow officers
have been ostracized by other union members.
"We were blackballed," she said.
In January, the Buffalo Police Benevolent Association brought union
charges against the six officers who accepted lieutenant and detective
promotions. The union had urged its members to reject the promotions
because of an ongoing civil service dispute with police administrators.
Before then, other officers were provisionally or temporarily promoted
without the union objecting.
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Source: The Buffalo News (via The Empire Report)
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