Hayward also brought a large David Duke for President banner to hang in the campground, but it was up only briefly before Roundup organizers ordered that it be taken down. b) Checking Cars Randall was served with an OIG administrative subpoena for photographs of the Roundup and the original videotape, which Hayward had turned over to him. Furthermore, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in public hearings emphasized the need for a comprehensive investigation because the allegations implicated numerous law enforcement agencies in the criminal justice system. We conclude that the name "Good O' Boy" was not selected or used with the intent to send a message that the event was racially exclusive. 1980-95, we conclude that the Roundup was not, as it was portrayed in the media stories, a "Klan rally," an intentionally "whites-only" racist gathering, or a haven for criminal conduct. For most of the allegations, no physical or documentary evidence was available. The preponderance of the evidence suggested that local police officers from Florence and Boone County, Kentucky, were responsible for posting these signs. Lieutenant Ellis has worked in a number of specialized assignments including with the Problem Oriented Policing Unit, Parole Intervention and Career Criminal Apprehension Teams, Narcotics and Robbery/Burglary divisions. All the latest Law Enforcement Today news, updates and alerts delivered straight to your phone or inbox. A third local resident made a vague and contradictory claim that marijuana was used in the campground during one unspecified Roundup. Second, although our primary task was to assess the allegations of racism as they reflected on DOJ employees, we learned that the Roundup in fact had been marred by a number of serious and disturbing incidents of racial and other kinds of misconduct. It builds espirt de corps. OIG received no allegations and found no evidence that any DOJ property was used to support the Roundup. They believed that connections, partisanship, and other factors played a role. We found no information to identify who was responsible for this sign. Beshear confirms 3 dead after severe weather makes its way through Kentuckiana, LG&E: 'Significant' power outages with no restoration time given, A councilwoman's 'road map' to equity in Louisville, 'We have another study that tells us what we already know' | Black Louisvillians react to LMPD review, 'Breonna's home state continues to fail her' | Louisville groups raise concerns over changes to bill that would limit no-knock warrants, 'To lose my son in the same community I grew up in, it's tough.' Half of the DOJ participants did not go to any Roundups after 1988 -- a significant fact because no egregious racist misconduct was alleged to have occurred prior to 1989. Even where we developed substantial evidence that acts of misconduct took place, we have not in every case been able to identify who was responsible, despite determined efforts to do so. OIG also found insufficient evidence to conclude that a racist sign was displayed in any part of the campground during the 1989 Roundup. Brian is a life-long student of leadership, and passionate about helping others. At our direction, DOJ components canvassed their employees to determine whether any had either attended or been invited to a Roundup or knew anyone who had. Hayward had previously attended several Roundups as a registered attendee, until he was banned for his own racially offensive conduct. Beyond that, we build the best commitments from people being in the know and empowering them with information to help them do their jobs better. Each of these persons identified the same woman as the alleged rape victim. Randall also alleged that a T-shirt with a picture of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with a target superimposed over his face, was offered for sale. We found no evidence, and indeed received no allegations, that any current or former DOJ employee directly engaged in racist or other misconduct -- other than one inappropriate comment by an FBI agent. In the public sphere, favoritism, cronyism, and nepotism also undermine the common good. New York, NY: Random House. We found no evidence that any federal law enforcement personnel appears in the photograph. We are disturbed that an event characterized by rampant public drunkenness, widespread public lewdness, and in later years episodes of racist conduct drew participants from DOJ and other law enforcement organizations. Now you are bringing niggers to the Roundup." This process is a cancer that eats away your staff until the only remaining experienced staff you have are beyond disgruntled. All troops arent always going to get along. The term originally referred to social and business connections among former pupils of male-only elite . . I'm always going to. He described the doll as a seed and told the audience that one must 'kill the seed when it is young," and proceeded to beat the doll. In 1993, Hayward arrived at the campground with his car plastered with racially offensive and political materials. Only one DOJ employee, now retired, served in an official organizational capacity as an "MOB," which stood for the "members of the board" or "mean old bastards," the group with responsibility for cooking, registration, and official recreational activities. We found substantial evidence that the campground was a hostile environment for women especially in the later years of the Roundup. Hayward videotaped the 1990 Roundup. The next day Rightmyer told the offenders that blacks were welcome at the Roundup and if they did not like it, they should leave. In 1985, an unidentified local deputy sheriff pulled a statue of a black figure, referred to as a "lawn jockey," out of his camper and tied his dog to it before being told to put it back in his camper. E. OIG Recommendations Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/crsj Part of the Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons, Human Rights Law Commons, and the Law Enforcement and Corrections Commons Recommended Citation Kami Chavis Simmons, Beginning to End Racial Profiling: Definitive Solutions to an Elusive Problem, 18 Despite reports that prostitutes were present during various Roundups, we found no evidence that anyone was solicited for prostitution or that sex was exchanged for money. In our view, this employee demonstrated poor judgment that falls below applicable standards because he attended the Roundup after knowing of racist incidents at the event and his other actions evinced a toleration for, and encouragement of, such racist behavior. . Although we conclude that much of the early Roundup news coverage was overblown and distorted, our investigation revealed ample evidence of shocking racist, licentious, and puerile behavior by attendees occurring in various years. It must take into account the known facts of the egregious behavior, what the employee saw and did, and how the misconduct was handled by the event's organizers. Even male attendees told us that would not have wanted any female family member or friend to attend the Roundup because of how women were treated. A widely-publicized excerpt from a home video allegedly filmed at a Roundup showed a sign that read, "Nigger check point." He is currently the SWAT commander and oversees the Metro Divisions Special Operations section. Sometime after the confrontation some unidentified persons painted the words "niggers go home" and "whites only" on toilets in the campground. In the Redneck of the Year skit, "a dog was traded for a man in blackface who then pretended to perform oral sex on a person in mock Ku Klux Klan garments." When the rules are not universal in a police organization, it becomes very difficult to keep everyone playing by them. Instead, it is working for those in power, which crushes ongoing momentum efforts. 1) explicitly advise its employees that off-duty conduct is subject to regulation and review and that sanctions can be imposed for off-duty misconduct; Finally, a full investigation of the Roundup was necessary because these allegations had a large potential impact on the administration of the federal criminal justice system and the character and reputation of federal law enforcement officers This creates a multitude of problems. Instead of promoting someone whose skills and abilities compliment your strengths and fills in your weaknesses you promote Bob. 4) provide further training on the role of federal law enforcement officers in our society and the reasons why it is critical for law enforcement personnel to be held to extremely exacting standards of conduct to earn and maintain the full confidence of all citizens. In July 1995, national attention focused suddenly on an annual private gathering in southeastern Tennessee known as the "Good O' Boy Roundup" (Roundup). The 9News Investigators found records of two paychecks made out to Jimmy Jones after his resignation date of April 28, 2015. This impacts the department in multiple ways such as: NEVER MISS A STORY WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY APP DOWNLOAD HERE. In July 1995, national attention focused suddenly on an annual private gathering in southeastern Tennessee known as the "Good O' Boy Roundup" (Roundup). It also makes us highly skeptical of anyone new coming in. It has come to past that as things change that some things never change. None of the allegations of criminal conduct were substantiated, although activity inappropriate for a gathering with a substantial number of law enforcement officers took place. They will try ordering you around, like they're in a position to do so. One of the most basic themes in ethics is fairness, stated this way by Artistotle: "Equals should be treated equally and unequals unequally." Time for reform and change. The interview comes after the DOJ released a report on Tuesday, revealing that women make uponly 16 percent of criminal investigative jobs within the departments central investigative agencies and hold few executive leadership positions. Because of the historical connections between similar sites and racist activities, these agents attributed racist intentions to the Roundup due simply to its location. We discovered, however, a huge gap between these policies, on the one hand, and actual attendance at and perceptions about the event, on the other. This is particularly true in Southern states. Even though our assessment is that an inadequate evidentiary basis exists to recommend discipline for any of the other DOJ employees whose conduct we considered, we are extremely troubled by many of the excesses committed by non-DOJ attendees at the Roundup that developed during the mid-1980s and grew far worse during the years 1990-95. How can this not be a 'Good Ole Boy' system issue along with Judges being appointed by these same legislators. During the course of this investigation OIG interviewed over 500 witnesses, including participants in the Roundup, people who were invited but did not attend, vendors to the Roundup, DOJ employees based in Southeastern offices, river raft guides, local Tennessee residents, and others. Our investigation found that DOJ employees played a minor role in the official activities and organization of the Roundup. Once Hayward and Randall's allegations were made public, one former and several current black ATF agents made allegations that the Roundup was a "whites-only" event and that no black agents had ever been invited to attend. Superiors that follow the good ol boy system rarely make an effort to hide their favoritism. It begins when friend promotes friend. To complicate issues even more, when groupthink is rampant, police organizations begin relying on successful implementations from the past that may no longer be relevant or produce the greatest yield for the department; but because it worked before, it stands to reason that it should be an acceptable means for today. Former FBI agent Robyn Gritz said on Wednesday that there was a "good old boys" club within the premier U.S. law enforcement agencies after the Department of Justice released a report. Have a news tip? "The days of the 'good ole boy' system are over where we now need to . The banner was thrown in the trash. OIG identified forty-four past or present DOJ employees who attended at least one Roundup. Extremely demeaning language and inappropriate sexual touching occurred. We are rapidly heading into 2015. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson. Intent and a "Whites-only" Policy PHOTO: An example of the racist paraphernalia sold at this event. When the investigation began, concern was raised that federal employees might have used government time and resources to promote racist activities, in violation of Office of Government Ethics standards. OIG also found insufficient evidence to conclude that a racist sign was displayed in any part of the campground during the 1989 Roundup. 2. Also, because favoritism is often covert (few elected officials are foolish enough to show open partiality to friends, and family), this practice undercuts the transparency that should be part of governmental hiring and contracting processes. The caption of the photo on the T-shirt read, "Boyz on the Hood." OIG received no allegations and found no evidence that any DOJ property was used to support the Roundup. We had a responsibility to set the record straight as to what actually occurred at the Roundup during a sixteen-year period. When the organizers of the Roundup learned about the signs, they ordered the signs taken down. On this, you do have to appreciate the amount of time someone has put into establishing it. The other women who were baring their breasts were consensual sex partners for single and married agents. Download the WHAS11 News app now. | Father of Louisville man killed in shooting pleads for end to gun violence, Timeline: Here are the changes and reforms we've seen in Louisville since Breonna Taylor's death. A so called "merit-based" promotion policy or system is nothing but another way to make it sound like management is promoting based on merit, when they're actually just putting up a smokescreen to disguise their need to circumvent civil service rules to put their boys into positions they're too . 01-08-2001, 07:43 PM. In 1992, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, police officer competing in the Redneck of the Year contest performed a skit where he claimed to have found a watermelon which had fallen off the back of a passing truck, struck it until it broke open, and then pulled out a doll he had painted black. GEORGIA- Stacey Abrams, the Invisalign and NutriSystem poster child who still thinks she's the governor of Georgia has a pretty funny way of reaching out to law enforcement officers. There was a drawing depicting an African-American's face with a circle around it and a red slash across the circle. Gritz said that the DOJ and the FBI has more work to do in promoting gender equality and diversity within their ranks. On two occasions the Redneck of the Year contest contained blatantly racist material. Cultural change that sticks.Harvard Business Review. Such conduct included playing music with racist lyrics at campsites; wearing, trading, and selling T-shirts with racially insensitive messages; telling racially offensive jokes during official competitions; and, in the context of particular facts found, displaying Confederate flags. When these allegations were first made public, the public criticism was broad and harsh. Principal OIG Findings Nevertheless, we found that, regardless of intent, some minority agents perceived a message that they would not be welcome or considered a "good o' boy," and that indeed they might face racial intolerance and hostility if they attended. We believe that such off-duty responsibilities are not well-understood by many DOJ employees. There is a popular old tale by Hans Christian Andersen (n.d.) of the emperors new clothes, where an emperor pays a significant amount of money for some magic clothes, which can only be seen by those who are wise. The lawsuit, filed by Sam Aguiar on behalf of Officer Philip Satterthwaite, claims LMPD allows friends, family and favorites to receive positions over more qualified applicants, particularly Black officers. A second sign, this one reading, "nigger checkpoint," was reported to have been posted across from the registration area early on the morning the Roundup began. The lawsuit alleges that the department retaliated against Satthertwaite when he filed a complaint about a practice he believed to be unlawful. Because of the lack of controls placed on the distribution of fliers once they reached particular offices, the extent to which they were brought to the attention of the agents in these offices varied. B. No DOJ employee ever won Redneck of the Year, Ugliest Good O' Boy, Liar's Contest, or Beer Enduro competitions. He refused to comply with any aspect of this subpoena. In addition, a former ATF agent in an interview subsequent to his Senate hearing testimony alleged for the first time that in 1987 he heard from another ATF agent that a woman had been raped by an ATF agent at the Roundup. Those incidents helped create and perpetuate a climate that was not welcoming towards African Americans, other minorities, or women. Blaming these people for the sins of others would have been unfair. Nor, as the initial news accounts suggested, was the Roundup dominated by federal law enforcement personnel. They hire people from Africa, who barley speak or understand English. Ideas are not singular and are often a collaborative process of passing through many people coupled with thousands of thoughts and decisions before becoming final (Catmull, 2014). And in many cases, DOJ employees acted as one would hope they would -- they saw an event marked by excessive alcohol consumption and puerile behavior and never returned. Who knows if they will have our back when the time comes? We also conclude that by the time racist conduct began to appear at the Roundup and persons began to attribute racist tendencies to it, the Roundup organizers should have been aware that the name itself may have sent a less-than-welcoming message to all potential attendees. You're skipping over experienced and educated applicants for a buddy. If true and if committed by DOJ law enforcement officers, we would be confronted with very serious questions about the officers' fitness to serve, their ability to discharge their law enforcement duties, and their right to wear a federal badge. When there are divisions within a single unit because someone doesnt like that guy for something personal, the unit has a serious problem. Greater punishment could be warranted, therefore, if the behavior evidenced in this investigation is part of a pattern of documented racial insensitivity. This failure, together with the availability of massive amounts of alcohol, no doubt contributed to the recurrence of such incidents. Instead, most troops will eventually break down and take the easy route of prioritizing the buttering up of their superiors. Information All rights reserved. The department was one of nine law enforcement agencies in Michigan to receive such an award in the latest grant cycle. Performances in the skit competitions included participants who bit off the head of a dead snake; ate a whole raw fish soaked in beer; defecated on stage; soiled their trousers on stage; and pulled chewing tobacco out of their trousers pretending it to be excrement and put it in their mouths. In a fear-based culture, people consciously and unconsciously avoid risk and being risk adverse costs the organization limited opportunities for innovation as well as an overall environment where new ideas are rejected (Catmull, 2014). Hayward also brought a large David Duke for President banner to hang in the campground, but it was up only briefly before Roundup organizers ordered that it be taken down. 05-26-2005, 01:54 AM. Although in earlier years we found efforts by Rightmyer to ensure that women were treated appropriately and these women reported no problems, we found little evidence of concern in the later years when the objectionable conduct became pervasive. These standards apply to employees' off-duty conduct in addition to their conduct on the job. ", 4. In conducting this investigation, the OIG's principal purposes were (1) to determine whether DOJ employees had committed acts that might warrant sanction by their components and (2) to determine whether existing standards of conduct provide adequate guidance as they relate to off-duty conduct or whether any changes in administrative policy or practice should be made. This woman denied that she was raped. Satterthwaite, who has been with the department since 2012, says LMPD has a "clique like nature" that negatively affects morale in the department. As we have noted, we are forwarding information to the Director of the FBI for consideration of discipline against an FBI
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