Together, African American narcotics officers and the Guardian Civil League have filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia, the Philidelphia Police Department, and two narcotics supervisors; the basis for this lawsuit arose from the officers’ claims of racial discrimination and retaliation. The discrimination, officers’ say, is a result of their not wanting to cooperate with the\u00a0narcotics bureau commanders orders to falsify drug-arrest paperwork.<\/p>\n
The civil rights lawsuit highlighted a few of the major issues circulating within the Philidelphia Police Department;\u00a0narcotics bureau commanders told their officers to disregard and ultimately ignore the department\u2019s rules, withhold and change the names of the informants as well as other information used during drug prosecutions. By refusing to carry out such arrests, the African American\u00a0narcotics officers say they have since been racially discriminated against.<\/p>\n
The Guardian Civic League represents African American Police Offices in PA.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n