SF Cop Wins $225K In Settlement With City Over Anti-Gay Harassment
Not sure why he wanted to be a cop in the first place (in addition to being racist scum, pigs are also notorious homophobes), but at least he scored a nice $225k. And, he kept his job, so he’s still with the force even after receiving the payout. Via Bay Area Reporter:
Three years and seven months after a gay San Francisco cop filed a lawsuit against the City of San Francisco alleging workplace harassment and discrimination, his case has finally been settled. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to award a settlement of $225,000 to Officer Brendan Mannix at its February 8 meeting. It was the second and final board vote on the settlement.
Mannix was 28 when he filed his lawsuit back in 2018 after allegedly experiencing continued harassment by Sergeants Patrick Tobin and Lawrence McDevitt, as Mission Local reported. The suit, filed in San Francisco Superior Court, alleged the two sergeants in Central Station, where Mannix was transferred in 2016, frequently made comments to Mannix relating to his sexual orientation. The suit claimed the officers commonly called Mannix “such a queen,” and “too dramatic.”
Mannix’s lawsuit alleged numerous hostile acts by Tobin and McDevitt. In addition to snide comments and mockery, the suit included charges that Mannix’s colleagues failed to support him when he called in for back-up.
According to the lawsuit documents, in April 2017, Mannix witnessed a robbery in progress. Pursuing the suspect down Market Street, he radioed for back-up but “no back-up arrived immediately.” The young officer nabbed the suspect on his own and, fortunately, officers from another station were nearby and able to help, the complaint states.
“Mr. Mannix remained on the scene for over an hour,” the documents read, “but no sergeant from his station arrived, despite SFPD policy.”
When Mannix finally made it back to Central Station, he found Tobin “relaxing at a desk.” When he stated his concerns about the lack of support, Tobin replied, “Jesus, don´t be such a queen!” the complaint states.
OK, well, in that example, it does sound like he was being kind of a drama queen, tbh.
At any rate, good for him on getting the settlement, and looking at his photo, he’s really cute, too. Hopefully he’s one of the rare good cops.
[Bay Area Reporter Gay SF cop gets $225K in settlement of discrimination case]
