Denver Cops Cry Foul Over ‘N’ Word Discipline

 

A Denver police officer has been disciplined for uttering the “N” word during a confrontation with a citizen, but fellow officers — several of them African American — say the context was not offensive, the discipline unwarranted, and that the case shows how DPD officers are not supported by their administration.

“This is political correctness gone awry,” said Detective Victoria Oliver, an African American DPD officer who also sits on the board of the Denver police union, the Police Protective Association.
Oliver made her comments after viewing videotape CBS4 obtained of the incident which occurred Oct. 18, 2014 during the Zombie Crawl event in downtown Denver.

Officer Adam Paulsen, who is white, was called in to assist with the event after fights broke out and the crowd became unruly. Paulsen was wearing a police-issued body camera, which Denver police officers began employing in 2014. His camera recorded video and audio of what happened and CBS4 obtained the officer’s tape.

At one point Paulsen is approached by a young man who is attempting to walk through an area officers were trying to keep clear.

The man, who appears to be African American, said to Paulsen, “Nigger, I’m trying to get through.” Paulsen responded, “I am not a nigger, walk around to your family.” The man then said, “I’m trying to get through homie.” Paulsen responds, “I’m not your homie either, just walk around.” The man then proceeds to follow the officer’s orders.

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