Seven San Francisco police officers linked to a scandal over racist and homophobic text messages were suspended with the recommendation they be fired, Chief Greg Suhr said on Friday.
In all, a department investigation revealed wrongdoing by 14 members of the police department - who may be disciplined in various ways from suspension without pay to termination, the chief said.
“There is also no place in the SFPD for any officer capable of the thinking expressed in these hateful text messages,” Suhr said in a statement.
“The officers responsible for the reprehensible texts should be separated from the SFPD as soon as practical. The fine, right-minded men and women of the SFPD that are of the impeccable character required of a Guardian (police officer) expect no less,” he said.
The offensive texts came to light during an FBI investigation of corruption involving Ian Furminger, a former San Francisco police sergeant.