A San Jose Police officer was fired from the job this week after an investigation exposed “disgusting” racist text messages he exchanged with an employee of the department who was placed on administrative leave.
Former officer Mark McNamara, who was involved in a police-related shooting of a Black man in 2022, stated in the messages “I hate Black people” and used racial expressions multiple times.
“There is zero tolerance for even a single expression of racial bias at the San Jose Police Department,” said San Jose Chief of Police Anthony Mata in a Friday statement.
“If any employee’s racial bias rears its ugly head, rest assured that I will take immediate action to ensure they are not part of this organization.”
“I am extremely proud of the 99.9% of officers whose achievements and dedication to this community are unmatched and I will not let the actions of a few officers cloud the extraordinary work being done in our city every day.”
