The Philadelphia Daily News reported that Officer Ian Hans Lichtermann, was snapped by a Philly resident by the name of Mindy Isser who questioned the Police Department’s Police Commissioner, Richard Ross why does one of his employees have a nazi tattoo on him. Mindy Isser says he has the words “fatherland” under the Nazi symbol. PPD Nazi Story Here Lichtermann is purportedly assigned to the 2nd District in Northeast Philadelphia.
We’ve been down this road before. But the story in the Daily News is incomplete. It fails to mention that this guy was outed by hackers as a member of Blood & Honour, a white supremacy skinhead group and declared a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Alleged Neo-Nazi Cop Back On-Duty and Nazi Tattoo On Philly Cop Investigated
A website called One People’s Project, which has a great sub-heading, “hate has consequences”, a site that is devoted to exposing Neo-Nazi’s and other hate groups. When they discover individuals who are members of hate groups, they do background and expose them. In exposing Lichtermann One People’s Project writes “The names of a decorated Philadelphia police officer, Ian Lichterman as well as officers from New York and military personel have also reportedly been discovered. Philadelphia Police Public Affairs office told One People’s Project that the matter would have to be investigated before any statement is made on their part.”
The names of some of the officers in the past who were accused of being either involved in a hate group, or have went on racial tirades, or have racist and hate filled material in or on city property follows a pattern.
In 2008, two narcotics officer, Officer Scott Schweizer and Eric Dial were kicked out of Narcotics after two racist stickers were discovered after another officer noticed them plastered on their lockers. One sticker said “White Power” and another depicted a Pawlowski looking man, half in uniform and half as a Klansman with the epitaph “Blue By Day – White By Night”. Cops Suspended over Racist Materials at Work
Pawlowski would be Corporal Robert Pawlowski who, without fear, began throwing around the “N” word in an attempt to recruit other officers in the Fraternal Order of Police headquarters. Pawlowski received a 30 day suspension and a transfer to the 24th District. A district that reportedly has a history of racism. The same district where Schweizer and Dial was assigned after their racist activities.
But FOP President, John McNesby responded to a reporter for the Philadelphia Daily News that he’s seen the tattoo and “it’s no big deal”.
This sentiment is why the racist website, Domelights.com, which was operated by a Philadelphia Police Sergeant, (now Captain) Fred McQuiggan, without fear. Domelights was dimmed by former Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey after a lawsuit initiated by the Guardian Civic League. However; McQuiggan was never disciplined and continued to get promoted without consequence.
Maybe McNesby feels he can justify any of the many recent reports of cops engaging in racist behaviors involving symbols, speech and literature because so far none of the minority officers have challenged him. When is it enough?
This is what happens when you have cops who are involved in hate. Their arrests are tainted. This is taken by the website of a law firm who used the hate of the officers to mitigate the charges against his client. DA tries to hide info from Defense Attorney is alleged
Trial: The Ku Klux Klan Material Presented
Shortly before opening arguments, the DA asked whether I had planned on introducing any evidence of the officer’s past (without ever mentioning what that consisted of).
When told I was going to use the KKK material as impeachment evidence to show the officer’s bias towards my black client, the DA complained to the judge that it should not be admitted because she wasn’t provided notice of my plan to use it!
However, Rule 404(b) only requires the Commonwealth to file notice of intent to use prior acts evidence, and it appears the DA’s Office had previous knowledge about acts of its own officer. This lead me to ask a few questions:
- Why did I have to get this information on my own?
- Why didn’t the DA provide it to me?
- And was the DA hoping I didn’t know about it
Too quickly, does the FOP dismiss any allegations of racism by police officers or racist acts. Corporal Pawlowski had the temerity to attempt to recruit inside FOP headquarters. He did so while the group of black officers whom he referred to as “banana eating monkeys” was only a few feet away.
A police officer, Joseph Kelly who hung a black baby doll in mock hanging in Highway Headquarters, which resulted in a lawsuit by then Police Officer Lonnie Adams. A former Police Sergeant who called former Commissioner Neal the “N” word at roll call. It doesn’t seem to be getting any better.
These kinds of cops have the ability to influence and indoctrinate new cops coming into the police department. Something has to be done.
Although this incident happened a few year ago, that tattoo is still there. It will probably be a court battle if that officer is ordered to cover that symbol of hate up while he is working, but I have faith in the public.
Six million people of Jewish descent was killed by the Nazis. Six million people were part of the “final solution” of a mad man. The mantra “Never Again” certainly applies here.
This cop cannot credibly testify in court at this point. His credibility will always be challenged because of his affiliation with a hate group as exposed by the hackers on the One People’s Project website. Just as defense attorney’s did in the Narcotics cops case.
Shout out to One People’s Project. Keep exposing the racist that live among us and insist on having job in which they are able to exert authority over people of color. Racist are always attracted to policing jobs and military jobs where they hope to oppress the people they are supposed to serve and cause nightmares for people they work with by getting promoted and moving up through the ranks so they can cause as much damage as possible to people of color.
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