Calls Neighbors Of His House 'Stupid' And Menumpat Rasis Gegara Tulang Dog, Police In Seattle USA Fired

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JAKARTA - Police officers in Seattle, Washington, United States, were fired for being racist and sexist towards his neighbors. He threw a curse at a neighbor woman named Zhen Jin as 'American China' in 2022. The officer who served in Burton Hill was fired in May, The Seattle Times was quoted via abcnews as saying the termination began with an argument with its neighbor, Zhen Jin, over the disposal of dog bones in the condominium complex where they live on the outskirts of Seattle. The Seattle Police Accountability Office has recommended various disciplinary measures, ranging from 30 days of suspension to termination of employment. H "Hill (the name of the perpetrator) was fired by police chief Adrian Diaz on May 2," said police spokesman Eric Muñ, quoted from abcnews, Friday, June 21. The Associated Press's efforts to contact Hill to ask for comment were not successful immediately. The former police chief himself was removed from office in late May by Mayor Bruce Harrell after lawsuits accusing police of being unfriendly and discriminatory against women and people of color. The original audio was published by The Stranger newspaper about an argument between Hill and Jin, quoted at length in the latest OPA report, including Hill bombarding Jin with threats and insults at Jin who allegedly threw the rest of the food outside that Hill dogs were trying to eat. In the tape, given to the accountability office by China's Center for nonprofit Information and Services, Hill uses a term that insults women and Eastern Asians, also repeatedly calling Jin "stupid." At one point, Hill told him, "You're going to jail.” OPA Director Gino Betts Jr. retaining two of Hill's three charges related to the professionalism of bias-based officers and police. The third charge of officers not using their authority for personal gain turned out to be inconclusive. The OPA report was published earlier this month. Messages asking for comments from the Seattle Times to the Seattle Police Officers Union and the Police Accountability Office were not returned on Thursday. Michael Itti, executive director of China's Center for Information and Services, which launched its Anti-Hate and Bias program in 2020 to deal with anti-Asian behavior or actions, said Jin "showed great courage" by filing a complaint against Hill. Itti claimed to have heard many people involved with her group happy with the results.

"They want to know that the Police uphold the values of their professionalism," said Itti. According to the investigation, after hearing the tape, Hill told investigators, "It sounds like me, yes," but also said "You shouldn't say those things... And it really makes me sick because I actually said that to him.”