With multiple police officers caught using the N-word in recent months, Cincinnati is taking new action. During a virtual meeting held Thursday, the city unveiled updated language to Administrative Regulation No. 25. It says any city employee who uses discriminatory language will be ”presumptively fired.”
City Solicitor Emily Woerner explains what that means:
"The N-word is an automatic presumption of termination; all other (slurs), it would be a minimum of a 40-hour unpaid suspension, up to a termination, depending on the facts," she said.
An employee won’t face termination if an investigation finds their use of the word was non-discriminatory, as was the case with one detective in Cincinnati's police department.
The updated policy will apply to non-union and union city employees. It does not apply to council members, as the city manager does not have the authority to discipline them.
Additionally, all city employees will be trained on preventing the use of discriminatory language. Interim Chief of Police Teresa Theetge acknowledged that Cincinnati's police officers are the main subjects of this discussion. The focus is largely on making ongoing training mandatory.
"We have the ability — actually, requirement — to have our officers trained three times a year," she said. "We call it 'continued professional training.' "
Theetge acknowledged that police are held to a higher standard, as they are the only city employees in positions of authority to wear body cameras. She...
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