Police Text Message Scandal

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A local news report shows a police officer, an interviewer, the officer’s offensive cartoon text message, and reactions from people interviewed outside. The joke is the absurdly mild punishment—only one unpaid shift—for sending a racist message, making the situation feel outrageously disproportionate. EN: A local news report shows a police officer, an interviewer, the officer’s offensive cartoon text message, and reactions from people interviewed outside. The joke is the absurdly mild punishment—only one unpaid shift—for sending a racist message, making the situation feel outrageously disproportionate.

Very cop has admitted to sending a text that's so offensive, we can't even show it on TV. What's your reaction to that? Undiscussed. We obtained screenshots of the group text in which Officer Matthew Blunt was using his personal phone to brag about winning $32 through the lottery. That's when he sent this message, a cartoon with an expletive and the N-word to other officers including his supervisor Christine Panmation's City Phone. The city has sent a strong message that this behavior is not acceptable. Blunt's punishment, one shift without pay. It's scary because if I need a policeman, I would say, well, is he a good one or a bad one?

• @antichirst / 19106 2025-03-24