While we conclude that the organizers did not specifically intend for the Roundup to be a "whites-only" racist gathering, we were able to identify only twenty individual members of minority groups, including four blacks, who ever attended a Roundup. That same day several of the Fort Lauderdale officers left the Roundup. This fact contributed substantially to the degeneration of the Roundup over the years from an innocuous open-air camping and recreational gathering into a playground for large numbers of the drunk, tasteless, and immature. The good ole boy system doesn't payoff for law enforcement and now will be blamed, for some shitty decisions made in the first 24. Who let's your friends clean up?? III. Our investigation established that DOJ employees had quite diverse experiences at the Roundup. In some instances these persons cooperated; in others they refused to answer any questions. It begins when friend promotes friend. In addition to charges of racism, allegations of criminal or other misconduct were also raised. 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). But by failing to eject or punish any of the people known to have engaged in the misconduct, the Roundup organizers failed to deliver a strong, unequivocal message that racist conduct would not be tolerated. We thus concluded that in choosing the Roundup's location, its organizers did not have a racist intent, although the perceptions among minorities that they would not be welcome was an unintended consequence of the selected site. In a number of years, but certainly in 1990 and 1992, Confederate flags were displayed at various locations in and around the Roundup campground. 2. 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. 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. First, the allegations of racist conduct contained in the initial media accounts and Congressional testimony were truly shocking. Every law enforcement agency must decide how they are going to promote their employees. The next day Rightmyer told the offenders that blacks were welcome at the Roundup and if they did not like it, they should leave. 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. We found no information as to who was responsible for this sign. Personal written invitations were sent only to those who had previously registered for a Roundup. Nevertheless, because the investigation established some episodes of egregious racist conduct in certain years, we tried to determine which DOJ employees attended the Roundup in those years, and whether they participated in or encouraged such conduct. OIG believes further that employees bring disrepute to the Department and adversely affect their ability to perform their law enforcement mission if they knowingly attend an event whose purpose is to encourage or promote racist activity. In 1993, Hayward arrived at the campground with his car plastered with racially offensive and political materials. Our investigation established that DOJ employees had quite diverse experiences at the Roundup. Instead of promoting someone whose skills and abilities compliment your strengths and fills in your weaknesses you promote Bob. Other isolated but nevertheless significant evidence of racially offensive or insensitive conduct occurred in a number of years. We also found substantial credible evidence of racially insensitive conduct in 1985, 1987, 1989, and 1993. 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. 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. Who knows if they will have our back when the time comes? Likewise, no federal, state, or local law enforcement agent was fired because of his participation in the Roundups. In 1991, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. brought to the Roundup shirts that depicted three police officers around a police car and two persons being held face down on the hood of the car. We believe we have developed a fair and accurate picture of what occurred. 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. Probably the biggest dilemma presented by favoritism is that, under various other names, few people see it as a problem. And no DOJ employee was ever elected to be president or vice-president of the Roundup. No DOJ employee ever served on the "REX" (Roundup Executive Committee), the group responsible for setting Roundup policies. Some witnesses we found to be extremely credible; others to be wholly incredible. Copyright 2023 Corrections1. ", 5. In addition, two local women provided affidavits to the Senate Judiciary Committee alleging, among other things, that a woman had been gang-raped at a Roundup, a "drug enforcement officer" had offered one of them drugs during a Roundup, and a goat had been purchased for bestiality purposes. If someone is accused of wrongdoing, its up to a jury of their peers to determine their fate. RELATED: A councilwoman's 'road map' to equity in Louisville. 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. As we have noted, we are forwarding information to the Director of the FBI for consideration of discipline against an FBI These people are so bitter that they spend most trying to screw over each other in order to make themselves feel better. What ethical dilemmas do favoritism, cronyism, and nepotism present? The women dancers were strippers. In 1990 officers from Florence and Boone County, Kentucky, and a civilian from Ohio performed a skit as part of the Redneck of the Year contest in which 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. Mayors put those they know and trust on citizens committees and commissions. C. Findings Regarding General Allegations of Racist The day before the Roundup opened a small sign that read, "no niggers," was observed posted on a stake alongside the road into the campground. agent and to the applicable Department of Treasury component for one of its employees who used to be employed by DOJ. "man's job." The "good ole' boy" network is alive and well in some departments. OIG identified forty-four past or present DOJ employees who attended at least one Roundup. Hayward also brought some bumper stickers and hats to sell, without much success. After these events, Satterthwaite filed a PSU complaint. In 1992, T-shirts with a pocket drawn on the upper left of the shirt, a drawing of the head of the character Buckwheat from the old television show "Little Rascals," and the words "Good Ole Boys '92" written on the pocket were offered for sale by some unidentified person or persons. Thirty-six were DOJ employees when they attended; eight went prior to becoming DOJ employees. With respect to a second individual, formerly employed by INS but now an employee of Treasury, we are transmitting information to the applicable Department of Treasury component by which he is now employed for consideration of possible discipline. Lexipol. 01-08-2001, 07:43 PM. Misappropriation of funds in local government, discrimination against businesses, or favoritism allowing certain people to do . Thats just a fact of life. OIG received no allegations and found no evidence that any DOJ property was used to support the Roundup. Every good leader should be looking for means to positively improve the unit, no matter how minor the change. Nonetheless, OIG expended considerable time, energy, and resources to determine as best we could what happened at the Roundup. He left the Roundup a few hours later. This agency, is the worst "law enforcement" agency I've worked for. Johnson, C. (2012). That database shows that there have been 429 fatal officer . 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. For most of the allegations, no physical or documentary evidence was available. f) T-shirts Many fell somewhere in between. This interviewing strategy was designed to ferret out as much information from as many different sources as possible to minimize the chances that racial or other kinds of misconduct might be concealed from us. A. DOJ Participation The banner was thrown in the trash. In part this lack of understanding is the result of very general provisions that govern off-duty conduct. In 1990 and 1992, the same years as these signs appeared, and near where they were posted, persons whom we could not identify were checking to determine if any blacks were in any of the cars driving through the campground. With 2014 coming to a close, we've gone through our archives for the past 12 months to bring you some of the biggest corrections stories of the year. Favoritism can be demonstrated in hiring, honoring, or awarding contracts. The Roundup was also attended by white supremacists like Richard Hayward and Jeffrey Randall, who were members of a militia group based in Alabama. Remarkably, we found no one in attendance who appeared to be offended by such activity or who sought to curb it. In the lawsuit, Officer Philip Satterthwaite claims that LMPD officials promoted friends and family members over better-qualified candidates. 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. The popular kids do what they want and push people around, all because they have nothing to fear disciplinary wise. 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 . Also the more difficult it is to prove yourself. According to the lawsuit, LMPD eliminated Satterthwaite's position as Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer without explanation. 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. 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. OIG subpoenaed computer and bank records relating to the Roundup from Gene Rightmyer, the former ATF agent who had organized and led the Roundup from 1980 through 1995. The lawsuit alleges that the department retaliated against Satthertwaite when he filed a complaint about a practice he believed to be unlawful. The two primary accusers were Jeffrey Randall and a person identified only as a "former Alabama police official," whom we later determined to be Richard Hayward. For example, one T-shirt for sale depicted three police officers around a police car and two black persons being held face down on the hood of the car. Near these signs, and also visible in the video, was a drawing of a likeness of an African American with a circle around it and a red slash across the circle. We had a responsibility to set the record straight as to what actually occurred at the Roundup during a sixteen-year period. Racist signs were posted in at least two years: 1990 and 1992. by Bob Adelmann June 23, 2014. Substantiated Allegations For 1989, we received numerous allegations of racist conduct, most of which were made by Richard Hayward. An important part of the climate was established by the availability of unlimited amounts of alcohol. Creativity Inc: Overcoming the unseen forces that stand in the way of true inspiration. These allegations also threatened to taint the public reputation of the agencies that employed these agents. In media interviews, Randall and Hayward stated that they went to the site of the 1995 Roundup with the intention of finding racist conduct to report. In 1992 and 1993, Hayward openly distributed former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke's presidential campaign literature and souvenirs, as well as materials publicizing the National Association for the Advancement of White People. When the conduct was brought to the attention of Roundup organizers it was criticized and terminated. The caption read, "Boyz on the Hood." Hayward was told he could not enter the campground unless all of these materials were removed. We found evidence of the unofficial sale of T-shirts during several Roundups that some persons found to be racially insensitive. 4thEdition. Have a news tip? In a number of years, but certainly in 1990 and 1992, Confederate flags were displayed at various locations in and around the Roundup campground. But before we get into specifics, lets Every day, young men and women walk into Sign up for our newsletter and receive the mighty updates! On two occasions the Redneck of the Year contest contained blatantly racist material. . But the inquiry is, by necessity, highly fact-specific. He eventually parked his car off to the side, removed the offensive clothing, and was permitted to enter. However, the respective components may wish to consider counseling for some of their employee participants based on our findings. Above all, be vigilant that the good old boys do not inhabit your workplace. Because he was not shot, George Floyd will not be included in The Washington Post 's compilation of law enforcement homicides from officer-involved shootings. Another Ocoee area resident claimed he had requested and been handed some cocaine powder while in the campground during a Roundup in the late 1980s. Accordingly, we recommend that the Department of Justice do the following: A number of police organizations, both big and small have dealt with the good ole boy system (Lee, 2014). Under applicable precedents, DOJ employees could be punished if they were found to have directly engaged in racist acts even while off duty. | 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. He left the Roundup a few hours later. Intent and a "Whites-only" Policy. Those who are not within the in-group will sooner or later find themselves burnt out, as issues they raise get discarded. Golfing partners, people who come over for Sunday dinner, members of the same congregation all are likely to exert a greater influence over an official than a stranger might. . Contrary to the media accounts of this incident, the black agents were not turned away from the Roundup. Information sharing is chaotic and in-group knows more about organizational agendas than everyone else. Inmates who seem to threaten law suits and or . Verifying the allegations, therefore, required assessing the accuracy and reliability of testimony given by witnesses. Blaming these people for the sins of others would have been unfair. The caption of the photo on the T-shirt read, "Boyz on the Hood." Although not raised initially as allegations, OIG found substantial credible evidence of rampant alcohol abuse and extreme cases of juvenile and shocking behavior. If we were able to do away with the "club" morale and job satisfaction would greatly increase. 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. 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. In addition OIG concluded that the claims of bestiality, sex on Grumpy's stage during the 1995 Roundup, and naked men jumping out of trees onto women passing below were all unsubstantiated. Dallas Police Association president calls for end of 'good ole boy' system of promoting officers to top ranks By Scott Goldstein 11:34 AM on May 14, 2012 CDT Dallas police leaders have been. It is the 21st century. Thus, DOJ participation in the Roundup was relatively insignificant both numerically and organizationally. These signs read, "Nigger check point," "Any niggers in that car?," and "17 lb." ", Racists with Badges: The Good Ol' Boys Roundup. But, when two groups of good ol boys butt heads, everyone else now needs to play along with their stupid game no matter how petty. Scratch my back, Ill scratch yours Hayward and his attorney terminated the interview shortly after the questioning turned to Hayward's own white supremacist views and activities. In the lawsuit, Officer Philip Satterthwaite claims that LMPD officials promoted friends and family . 8. We believe that such off-duty responsibilities are not well-understood by many DOJ employees. We relate this to the idea of making a copy of a copy. In 1991 wo-men accounted for only 9% of law enforcement agencies (Price, 1996). In 2020, 21 rapes and/or sexual assaults were reported to Bryan County law . Council members, mayors, and legislators must make special efforts to ensure that they hear all sides of an issue rather than just relying on the views of the people they know. Although not identified as such, Randall and Hayward proved to be members of a militia group based in Alabama that sought to discredit the ATF. In numerous years, Confederate flags were displayed in various locations in and around the Roundup campground. Moreover, we found Randall's claim to have found the "license" in a Roundup bathroom not to be credible. It also makes us highly skeptical of anyone new coming in. Buckingham, M. (2011). When several months later OIG requested that he submit to an interview on a range of topics including his supposed discovery of a "nigger hunting license" at the 1995 Roundup or the militia plan "Operation Achilles Heel," whose stated goal was to discredit ATF, Randall refused and renewed these threats in more graphic terms. We found evidence of the unofficial sale of T-shirts during several Roundups that some persons found to be racially insensitive. We will attempt to promote the best in leadership for police organizations and hopefully eradicate some poor leadership qualities along the way. 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. We found substantial evidence that the campground was a hostile environment for women especially in the later years of the Roundup. We want an investigation to stop the good ole boy law system in McKean County as well as the tyranny. Our review of Roundup policies and practices established by Rightmyer and the Roundup organizers revealed no evidence of an intent to create or maintain a "whites-only" event. After multiple failed attempts, Satterthwaite was elected as the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer under then-Deputy Chief Lavita Chavous. Worst yet are those organizations that seek improvement in this area and bring in another person to fix, who ultimately repeats the same thing in the attempt of changing the organization. In the change process, the new leader creates more of the same, as the only thing that changes are the players, not the game (Katzenbach, Steffen, & Kronley, 2012). This article is part four of a seven-part series, illuminating light on the seven errors of leadership behaviors. If a toxic leader surrounds him or herself with only people that nod, agree, and kiss their ass, theyll see no need for improvement. Another Ocoee area resident claimed he had requested and been handed some cocaine powder while in the campground during a Roundup in the late 1980s. No DOJ employee ever won Redneck of the Year, Ugliest Good O' Boy, Liar's Contest, or Beer Enduro competitions. We found substantial evidence that strippers performed at the campground year after year beginning around 1988. They are a master at what they do and have not just helped others with problems, theyve taught others how to fix those problems for next time. 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 want to make sure that you have a diverse leadership, the former FBI agent said. The OIG report contains a summary of our findings with respect to these and all other DOJ employees who attended. Third, executives should be thinking about strategic succession planning rather than waiting for retirements to occur and making picks in the moment. We determined that what began in 1980 as an unofficial gathering of 58 law enforcement officers and their friends evolved over the years into an event that by the early 1990s attracted close to 500 people, only ten percent of whom had any federal law enforcement affiliation. Finally, public nudity was commonplace at various Roundups. A third local resident made a vague and contradictory claim that marijuana was used in the campground during one unspecified Roundup. Solely on our findings, an appropriate sanction would be a reprimand, either written or oral. The accounts of nudity reported to us included men on their way to and from the showers, women dancers, women baring their chests, a retired officer exposing himself with his badge displayed on his penis, people pulling trousers off other attendees, and other similar behavior. What ethical dilemmas do favoritism, cronyism, and nepotism present. In addition, two local women provided affidavits to the Senate Judiciary Committee alleging, among other things, that a woman had been gang-raped at a Roundup, a "drug enforcement officer" had offered one of them drugs during a Roundup, and a goat had been purchased for bestiality purposes. 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. The accounts of nudity reported to us included men on their way to and from the showers, women dancers, women baring their chests, a retired officer exposing himself with his badge displayed on his penis, people pulling trousers off other attendees, and other similar behavior. When someone is granted a position because of connections rather than because he or she has the best credentials and experience, the service that person renders to the public may be inferior. There are many fair and impartial leaders within the military. We chase off and scare off new officers before they can grasp even the basics of our profession. In 1992 the same persons who ordered the sign taken down pulled the responsible person away from the car and told him to stop what he was doing. These good ole boys clubs have a range of consequences in the business world . Harvard professor Barbara Kellerman has identified seven types of bad leaders, and by ignoring bad leadership people undermine good leadership (Johnson, 2012). Before an officer has the chance to learn the job and learn to employ all their training and experiences we basically tell that officer we don't trust you and, until we do, you are on your own. Those who are insular limit the abilities of work engagement and limiting an organizations true potential. Now you are bringing niggers to the Roundup." 2. Randall was served with an OIG administrative subpoena for photographs of the Roundup and the original videotape, which Hayward had turned over to him. DOJ regulations also prohibit employees from engaging in "disrespectful conduct." TVs Krystal Ball on Rising.. Roundup's Racism in the Law enforcement Community Never Died. Logically speaking, the first troop should get a higher award than the second. Indeed, by 1990, law enforcement officers -- federal, state, and local -- were outnumbered by participants who had no such affiliation. Over time, when you copy an image repeatedly, the pixilation becomes distorted, and over time its not a useful quality image worth printing. 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. What do favoritism, cronyism, and nepotism have to do with ethics? After the confrontation, "unidentified persons painted the words 'niggers go home' and 'whites only' on toilets in the campground.". When he filed a complaint, the lawsuit alleges LMPD command "directed and authorized efforts to intimidate, harrass and surveil" him. Police need to stop using excessive force, violating people’s civil rights, refusing to investigate complaints. Former FBI agent Robyn Gritz said on Wednesday that there was a good old boys club within the premier U.S. law enforcementagencies after the Department of Justice released a report detailing gender bias in the field. Georgia sheriffs supporting Gov. Logan of the University of Kentucky, the lead researcher, noted that the rural women were from the Appalachian area, which has received media attention because of drug use. There are numbers of methods that can be used, from the "good ol' boy" system, to written tests, to assessment centers, or a mixture of all the above. OIG also reviewed the testimony of hundreds of witnesses provided during interviews conducted by other agencies. In 1995, a white ATF agent who came to the Roundup with two black officers was taunted about the presence of the black agents. 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). Our investigation found that DOJ employees played a minor role in the official activities and organization of the Roundup. The Gallup Organization has extensively studied work engagement, with one of the best measures of work engagement being connected to the Gallup Q12 survey, which asks whether people in your organization care for you, develop you, and respect your opinion. He also alleged that ATF agents surrounded cars entering the campground and shouted, "Got any niggers in that car?" We could not escape making judgments concerning their credibility. 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. Only through a full understanding of the context of the event and the employee's participation in it can a fair assessment be made of whether punishment is appropriate. 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. We found no information as to who was responsible for this sign. In addition, allegations of criminal conduct, including narcotics distribution and rape, were raised at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing held within ten days of the original news stories. But the inquiry is, by necessity, highly fact-specific. The assessment center for promotion of police officers: can it be improved? Emailassign@whas11.com, visit ourFacebook pageorTwitter feed. Make it easy to keep up-to-date with more stories like this. (Subsequently, the FBI concluded that Hayward's video taken at the 1990 Roundup was authentic and had not been altered.) All rights reserved. They never reach their end goal by the way. Based on our review of the statements of over 150 attendees at the 1989 Roundup and our credibility determinations regarding the various witnesses, we concluded that no racist sign or effigy was displayed at the registration desk for any portion of the 1989 Roundup and that the claim that ATF agents were "checking cars for niggers," although similar to conduct reported in other years, is unsubstantiated.
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