According to Rawstory.com, Gaither and Owens referred to black drivers in racial slurs with Owens writing, “It’s supposed to rain tomorrow. Might not get too many niggs.” The two even mocked Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech. “I have a dream.
That one day my people will not act like animals,” Gaither posted, to which Owens replied, “Lol. That’ll never happen.” The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that they even made sexist jokes and mocked domestic violence victims.
The messages were discovered when another deputy logged onto a computer that was previously issued to Owens. He showed them to Sheriff Stephen Jessup who said they made him “want to throw up.” “
There is no joke about something like that period,” Jessup told the AJC. “It’s total racism.”
Since the incident, Gaither has been fired and shortly thereafter, Owens resigned and is now working as an officer in Darien.
Source: http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/georgia-deputies-bragged-about-targeting-black-drivers-and-thats-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/#.V_VeRh9SivI.facebook
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