Torrance Police Texts Reveal Racism, Homophobia
Racism and homophobia in text messages by at least a dozen officers.
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Racism and homophobia in text messages by at least a dozen officers.
Eight months after The Times revealed racist texts by Torrance police officers, city officials have done little to hold them accountable.
More than a dozen current and former Torrance, Calif., police officers and recruits exchanged racist text messages for years. The discovery could undermine hundreds of cases in which those officers either testified or made arrests.
The family of a 23-year-old man shot and killed by Torrance Police officers on December 9, 2018, held a vigil Thursday, three years after the shooting death.
The Times has identified a dozen Torrance police officers who are under investigation for sharing racist and homophobic text messages and images.