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  • Fired, pro-Black Lives Matter officer sues to get job back [Bryan Turner, Philadelphia]

    09/19/2020 10:53:36 AM PDT · by Olog-hai · 16 replies
    Dissociated Press ^ | September 19, 2020 | Claudia Lauer
    A former Philadelphia police officer who was cleared of charges that he falsified records is suing to get his job back, saying officials were retaliating for his support of Black Lives Matter. Bryan Turner, who is (b)lack, sued the city and the Philadelphia Police Department this week in federal court, claiming systematic discrimination against him. The lawsuit seeks monetary damages and reinstatement with back pay. A spokesman for the mayor’s office said the city does not comment on open litigation. A spokesman for the police department declined a request for comment. Turner, 31, was fired in 2018 and arrested on...