Racist Cop Alert – Ian Lichtermann

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.

 

 

Racism has no place in PPD or Jefferson Hospital

Jefferson Hospital fired a Jefferson Health employee for a racist, hate filled post that went viral.  The employee was identified as Diane Amoratis.  A Jefferson spokesperson said the employee was not a nurse, but declined to identify her job duties.Jefferson fires employee over racist rant.

Diane Amoratis 53, of Bridesburg,  an area of with a history racism in the City of Philadelphia, didn’t bite her tongue.  Now it has cost her a job.   Bridesburg was one of the areas in the past where minorities were unable to peaceably walk through without being assaulted.  Racism in Bridesburg.

Amoratis wrote the inflammatory Facebook post following Saturday night’s Black Lives Matter protest in North Philadelphia in front of the 24th and 25th Districts.  This is where resident racist Corporal Robert Pawlowski is currently assigned.

Amoratis stated she is proud to white and wants black people to get an “honest job”.  Well now she needs a job.

According to the Philadelphia Daily News, “The diatribe, which also praised police restraint at the protest, smoldered unnoticed for a day before it was shared tens of thousands of times by outraged Facebook users across the nation. Many who read the post directed their anger at Jefferson, demanding Amoratis be fired.”  And Jefferson obliged.

Jefferson posted on it’s Facebook page “”Hate speech of any kind is unacceptable at Jefferson and is not consistent with our values, policies and the culture of inclusiveness, dignity and respect we continue to build here.”

Dr. Brian H. Williams, the trauma surgeon who tried in vain to save some of the five police officers who died after the hate crime perpetrated against them by Micah Johnson.

Dr. Williams, who was visibly upset lamented “Hate speech of any kind is unacceptable at Jefferson and is not consistent with our values, policies and the culture of inclusiveness, dignity and respect we continue to build here”, he expressed to CNN’s Don Lemon.

Amoratis has since deleted her racist Facebook diatribe.   There is another screenshot where another person who says she also called  black people moneys and animals.

There is a pattern here.  Frank Fina, Pat Blessington and Mark Costanzo also posted racist, homophobic emails that morphed into what became known as “Porngate”.  It should have more appropriately be monikered, “Hategate”.

Two of the racist procecutors, Pat Blessington and Mark Costanzo are still with the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, while a third, Frank Fina, recently resigned.  Racist Prosecutors Transferred by DA.

The announcement only came after a Philadelphia City Council resolution passed on calling for Frank Fina, Mark Costanzo and Pat Blessington to be fired.  District Attorney Seth Williams have steadfastly supported the three prosecutors.  Defying numerous groups, besides Philadelphia City Council, demanding their ouster.  The Pennsylvania National Organization for Women sent to open letter to Williams who still refused to terminate the trio.  Calls for an independent prosecutor to look into the racist, homophobic and sexist emails went unheeded by Williams.  

Porngate bought down two Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices, Seamus McCaffery, who was once a Philadelphia Police Officer and J. Michael Eakin who resigned after the emails, which included ridiculing African Americans, women and homosexuals.

 

Corporal Robert Pawlowski received a 30 day suspension after referring to black officers as “niggers” and “banana eating monkeys” inside the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5.  

Philadelphia has big problems.  And when you have individuals who hold the positions such as Judges, Police Officers and Health care professionals, there is little wonder why the minority communities are suspicious of law enforcement.

In America, African Americans are more likely to have people in these positions making life and death decisions concerning them.

Enough is enough.  Jefferson Hospital ensured this person will have no power over black people who may come across her in their hospital.  Although Jefferson has stated Amoratis is not a nurse, allnurses.com has identified her as a nurse.  Amoratis, Nurse or Not a Nurse.  A LinkedIn profile also lists a Diane Amoratis as a Registered Nurse whose specialty is critical care.  A scary thought, especially since black police officers who are shot in that area could end up requiring her help.

Thank you Jefferson Health.  Continuing your position as a world class hospital and employer.

The baffling part is a racist website used by Philadelphia Police officer, moderated by a white Philadelphia Police supervisor, Fredric McQuiggan was allowed to exist for years without the supervisor being disciplined, nor any attempt to stop it by a sitting black police commissioner.

Three white prosecutors, who left the State Attorney General’s Office under dubious circumstances, was hired by a black sitting District Attorney.  The District Attorney then protected the prosecutors even when it the offensive racist emails were disclosed.  This is the public sector.  Fortunately, the private sector, had no such qualms and terminated the racist poster.

Racist Police, racist Prosecutors, racist Judges, racist medical professionals, documented incident after documented incident, but many whites get upset and calls out anyone who is bold enough to challenge the ways things are, “race baiters”.    In Philadelphia, and in Pennsylvania, it is rearing its ugly head, thanks to the advent of cellphone and social media, more than ever.  It can no longer be denied.

How can black and brown people trust a system where some of its members either verbally, or write their racist views or share racist views?  There is a problem right here in Philadelphia City.  It resonates with the song from the Music Man called “Ya Got Trouble”.  The song goes, ”

Well, either you’re closing your eyes

To a situation you do now wish to acknowledge

Or you are not aware of the caliber of disaster indicated

By the presence of racist in your community . Well, ya got trouble, my friend, right here,

I say, trouble right here in Philadelphia City.

Yup.  Anyone who has ever seen the play the Music Man, can see where the words have been altered to point out the issue in this story.

Gawker magazine was questioning if Philadelphia was the most racist city in America.  Philadelphia: Most Racist City in America?  Hopefully not.

There has to be a dialogue in America regarding race.  The first thing that has to happen occur is the acceptance there is a problem.  Especially in policing, where racism can cost lives.