Santa Clarita Mayor Bill Miranda has released a statement condemning a retired Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detective seen using “racial slurs” in a social media video filmed in Valencia earlier this week.
A video posted to social media on Monday shows a former homicide detective in a verbal altercation with a young Black motorist.
“The video of the racially charged incident, which happened on March 13 in Santa Clarita, is horrendous, inexcusable and not reflective of the kind of environment we want to have in our City,” reads a Friday statement from Miranda.“No resident or visitor to our community should be treated the way that this man was by anyone, let alone a former law enforcement officer.”
The retired detective can be heard telling the young man, “Oh, but you can say (n—-r) and I can’t?” He goes on to say, “Go back into your little cage until the monkey controller gets here.”
The LAPD acknowledged Tuesday that the man in the video was a retired detective.
Miranda stated that “the words used by the man in this video evoke racism and invoke fear during a time when we are striving to create a more inclusive community that understands and appreciates human differences.”
Miranda condemned the actions of the man and extended his “deepest sympathies to the victim.”
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“As a community, we must unite against all forms of racism and stand in solidarity with those who have been victimized,” said Miranda. “We will continue our work through the Santa Clarita Human Relations Roundtable to eliminate all forms of racism and discrimination.”
The incident occured on the eastbound side of Valencia Boulevard between Cinema Drive and Bouquet Canyon Road after a traffic incident.
Officials with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office (LADA) announced in a tweet Tuesday that they would be opening an investigation to cases involving the retired LAPD detective.
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