Language Policing: The Very Nuanced Story of a Black Cop in Tampa Being Fired for Using the N-Word
Three weeks ago Delvin White was fired from the Tampa Police Department when old body cam footage of him saying "nigga" surfaced. But, there's layers...
Last November, Delvin White, an 8-year-veteran of the Tampa Police Department and School Resource Officer (SRO) at Middleton High School, was caught on body camera footage saying the word “nigga” while on a personal phone call. White, who is a Black officer, was talking to a woman over the phone, and when commenting on the pressures of his occupation, r…
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