NY Officer complains his promotion blocked due to Kaepernick support
Black Police Officer Claims NYPD Is Blocking His Promotion to Lieutenant Because He Publicly Supported Kaepernick
As reported by AFRO
Black police officer is claiming his public support for Colin Kaepernick has caused the New York Police Department to block him from receiving a promotion, according to reports.
Per the New York Daily, NYPD Sergeant Edwin Raymond, a 33-year-old African American, told reporters that he was passed over for a promotion to lieutenant because he publicly backed Kaepernick, who sparked a trend of NFL players kneeling during the playing of the National Anthem in protest of police brutality and racism in the U.S.
Raymond, reportedly, expected to be bumped to lieutenant after he produced one of the highest scores of all applicants on the lieutenant’s test; according to The New York Daily News , he had the 26th best score out of 1,325 other sergeants that took the same test.
But Ed Mullins, president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, told the media that this is just a case of retaliation against Raymond.
“Decisions are made on the sly, and there are people who have pending charges and still get promoted, and others whose promotions are held back for reasons that are never explained,” Mullins said. “If this doesn’t appear to be retaliation, then I don’t know what is.”
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