Houston Police Department Fires Officer After Viral Racist Rant

The Houston Police Department fired one of its officers after they were seen in a video spewing racist slurs, which later went viral. Officer Ashley Gonzalez was seen in a video aiming harsh words at Black people and voicing stereotypes, prompting the Houston Police Officers’ Union and the Houston Police Department to speak out.

As reported by local outlet KPRC 2, a video featuring Ashley Gonzalez went viral on Facebook, with the former officer seen using racist slurs aimed at Black people.

Courtesy of Grizzy’s Hood News, the video of Gonzalez finds her complaining about having to assist Black residents and responding to their 911 calls, referring to them as the “n-word” with the hard “r” and calling them “chimps.”

In full makeup and seemingly on a livestream, Gonzalez repeatedly says she “f*cking hates Black people” and even mocked them for bringing up slavery. It isn’t known why Gonzalez recorded and posted the video, but the damage has been done.

“Y’all don’t know how good it felt to say [n-word] out loud. Oh my God, I felt like I was back in the Marine Corps,” Gonzalez said.

Gonzalez, a former Marine Corps member, served in the branch from 2019 to 2023. She also notched 1,600 hours of coursework for the Houston Police Academy and other law enforcement organizations.

Houston Police Officers’ Union (HPOU) President Douglas Griffith issued a statement, saying he was “extremely disturbed” by the former officer’s rant.

The full statement can be viewed below:

The Houston Police Officers’ Union is extremely disturbed by a video circulating on social media regarding an officer making offensive, racist comments. In no way does the HPOU or its leadership condone or tolerate racist behavior from any of our officers. The Houston Police Department prides itself as being the most diverse police department in the nation, largely a product of that collaborative changes to civil service law that the HPOU and the Department have made through our meet and confer process. It is our belief that the Department is diligently working to confirm the authenticity of this video and will take appropriate measures to ensure public confidence and trust between our Department and our community.

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