A Hispanic police officer filed a federal lawsuit against the\ncity of Bristol and its police chief Brian Gould alleging that fellow officers\nand supervisors disciplined, harassed and retaliated against him because of his\nethnicity.<\/p>\n\n\n
In the lawsuit filed this month, officer Adam Quinn said his work was scrutinized by colleagues and Internal Affairs repeatedly and falsely investigated him because he is a minority officer in an overwhelmingly white police department, according to Connecticut Law Tribune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The complaint alleges violations of Title VII of the Civil\nRights Act of 1964 and the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act. It claims\n\u201cthe defendants recklessly, intentionally and maliciously discriminated\u201d\nagainst Quinn and treated him differently than other employees.<\/p>\n\n\n
Quinn, a seven-year veteran of the Bristol Police Department,\nsaid two officers filed a false complaint against him, leading to his arrest\nand a 30-day suspension. In 2016, local media reported that Quinn had an arrest\nwarrant issued against for second-degree breach of peace related to a workplace\nthreat. In addition, it was reported that Quinn was suspended for\ninsubordination, as well as charges related to improper use of force.<\/p>\n\n\n
However, a clerk with the New Britain courthouse told\nConnecticut Law Tribune that there was no public record of the outcome of the\ncharge.<\/p>\n\n\n
Quinn said bigotry prompted the charges against him. <\/p>\n\n\n
According to the lawsuit, colleagues made derogatory comments, citing\nan example of a supervisor who allegedly said, \u201cHey, we just arrested another\nJose and maybe we should send his wetback ass back to Mexico.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the lawsuit, the police department has 122\nemployees, but only two black and two Hispanic officers, including Quinn.<\/p>\n\n\n
The lawsuit cited an alleged department edict to scrutinize\nQuinn\u2019s response time to police calls \u201cso they could fabricate discipline\nagainst\u201d him.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cThe plaintiff has been disciplined more harshly than\nnon-Hispanic officers regarding the use of force,\u201d the lawsuit claims.<\/p>\n\n\n
At one point, according to the lawsuit, a senior member of the\ndepartment \u201cordered its white, non-Hispanic personnel to document every little\nthing on Quinn so that it could further discipline him, up to termination.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n
The city and Gould are being represented by David Monastersky of\nHowd & Ludorf. <\/p>\n\n\n
Quinn is represented by William Palmieri.<\/p>\n\n\n
The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages as well as\nattorney fees.<\/p>\n\n\n
Quinn remains on the police force.<\/p>\n\n\n
Sources: Connecticut Law Tribunes<\/a>, NBC Connecticut<\/a> and AP<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Hispanic police officer filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Bristol and its police chief Brian Gould alleging 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