francisco police department had exchanged overtly racist texas messages. the texts became public after they were outlined in that federal court against one of the officers, sergeant ian furherger who was sentenced to prison on corruption-related charges. in response to a text asking quote, do you celebrate kwanzaa at your school, furminger wrote, yeah, we burn the cross on the field. in response to a text from another san francisco police department officer, regarding the proechlgsmotion of a black officer to sergeant furminger wrote, f'ing n-word. he's an attorney, but should i be worried? furminger's friend and sfpd officer responded, get your pocket gun and keep it available in case the monkey returns to its roots. it's not against the law to put an animal dead. these are working police officers.