六名夏洛特警察涉种族歧视短信面临解雇
夏洛特-梅克伦堡警察局10月12日证实，六名巡逻警员因在调查中被发现发送种族歧视短信（含针对黑人的侮辱性用词）而面临解雇处分，案件已移交市公务员委员会审理裁决。这些短信是在调查前警员塞斯·埃利奥特涉嫌滥用车牌识别系统一案中被发现的：埃利奥特今年7月被指用 Flock车牌识别系统追踪他人，随后被控非法访问政府计算机用于与执法无关的目的。
警局表示，六人已被建议解雇，但处分尚未最终确定，公务员委员会将听取证据后作出决定。警局声明称，部门要求警员恪守诚信与职业操守，绝不容忍损害社区信任的行为；局长帕特森上任百日内已走访所有单位，重申道德要求与问责标准。该事件使警局的内部监督机制受到审视，委员会的最终裁决备受关注。
Six Charlotte Officers Face Termination Over Racist Text Messages
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department confirmed on October 12 that six patrol officers face termination after investigators found they had sent racist text messages, including slurs targeting Black people; the case has been referred to the city's Civil Service Board for a decision. The messages surfaced during the investigation of former officer Seth Elliott, who was accused in July of using the Flock license-plate recognition system to track another person and was later charged with illegally accessing a government computer for purposes unrelated to law enforcement.
The department said the six officers have been recommended for termination, but the discipline is not yet final; the Civil Service Board will hear the evidence and decide. In a statement, the department said it demands integrity and professionalism from its officers and will not tolerate conduct that undermines community trust; the chief has visited every unit within his first 100 days in office to reiterate ethics requirements and accountability standards. The case has put the department's internal oversight mechanisms under scrutiny, and the board's final ruling is being closely watched.
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