[...] "I tried to separate myself from the race thing, but it's just an unfortunate part of life. You can't escape it. There's added pressure because I happen to be black. ... I'm proud that at the end of the day when I go home, I realize the rank that I achieved -- the fact that I'm black had nothing to do with that. I can honestly say that I earned my position through hard work and many nights away from my family." [...]
[...] "I never felt uncomfortable (among police peers who made racial comments). I felt hurt that I was wearing the same uniform, that I was willing to sacrifice my life for these people and at times I was looked upon as being less of an officer because of my skin color. I was fortunate enough to have superiors who never had those attitudes." [...]
| Two quotes from Rod Jett, an assistant sheriff in Frank Curerri's Las Vegas' Metropolitan Police Department, in Las Vegas Review-Journal article "Moving beyond the race thing" (passed along by D.C. Thornton, to whom we wish a speedy recovery.
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