{"id":2577203,"date":"2026-03-07T10:56:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-cops-in-philadelphia-sue-city-over-alleged-racial-discrimination\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T10:59:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:59:58","slug":"white-cops-in-philadelphia-sue-city-over-alleged-racial-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-cops-in-philadelphia-sue-city-over-alleged-racial-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"White Cops in Philadelphia Sue City Over Alleged Racial Discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-cops-in-philadelphia-sue-city-over-alleged-racial-discrimination%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2577203&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>White male Philadelphia police officers are suing the city\u2019s police department, alleging discriminatory hiring and promotion practices tied to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. The class-action suit, filed by America first Legal on behalf of five officers, claims they were passed over for promotions because of their race and sex, with the city allegedly seeking to align it&#8217;s force\u2019s demographics with the city\u2019s population. The plaintiffs contend they had high civil exam scores, strong service records, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dei-office-in-bidens-va-is-hostile-toxic-with-rampant-sexual-misconduct-internal-probe-finds\/\" title=\"Internal probe finds rampant sexual misconduct in Biden&#039;s VA ... office, creating a hostile and toxic environment\">positive performance reviews<\/a>, and substantial law-enforcement experience, yet were bypassed in favor of other candidates under the DEI framework. Philadelphia had moved from a prior \u201cRule of Two\u201d merit-based approach to a newer \u201cRule of Five\u201d policy that AFL says allows lower-performing minority or female candidates to advance, a point the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >group argues violates federal civil-rights law<\/a>. AFL maintains that promotions must be based on merit and performance, not race or sex, and describes the lawsuit as part of a broader effort to challenge DEI in the United States.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Multiple white male police officers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are suing the Philadelphia Police Department over alleged discriminatory hiring and promotion practices.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit &mdash; filed by America First Legal on behalf of five white police officers &mdash; contended that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">law enforcement professionals<\/a> were &ldquo;passed over for promotions and denied advancement because of their race and sex,&rdquo; according to a Feb. 26 <a href=\"https:\/\/aflegal.org\/press-release\/america-first-legal-files-class-action-lawsuit-over-the-philadelphia-police-departments-dei-hiring-and-promotion-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release<\/a> from the group.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia allegedly tried to conform the racial demographics of the police force to the population of the overall city, causing them to pass over white officers for promotions.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs all have &ldquo;high civil exam scores, strong service records, positive annual performance reviews, and significant law-enforcement experience,&rdquo; America First Legal said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: The City of Philadelphia is being SUED for allegedly denying promotions to five police officers because they are White.<\/p>\n<p>The city reportedly implemented a DEI promotion policy to increase &ldquo;representation&rdquo; at the expense of promoting White men.<\/p>\n<p>Sue them into the ground! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/clrwYlTZkT\">pic.twitter.com\/clrwYlTZkT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/2027166751872385154?\">February 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>They could have been promoted to the captain or lieutenant level, but were instead bypassed &ldquo;in favor of non-white male candidates with lower civil-service exam scores and lower rankings on the promotion-eligibility lists,&rdquo; the list added.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia has a &ldquo;Rule of Five&rdquo; diversity policy, in which lower-performing female and minority candidates for promotions can more easily advance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\/2 AFL is suing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhiladelphiaGov?\">@PhiladelphiaGov<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhillyPolice?\">@PhillyPolice<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shock-half-of-covid-19-unemployment-funds-may-have-gone-to-scammers\/\" title=\"SHOCK: \u2018Half\u2019 Of COVID-19 Unemployment Funds May Have Gone To Scammers\">senior law enforcement officials<\/a> who embedded DEI in hiring and promotions, to ensure the racial and gender makeup of the city&rsquo;s police force mirrored the city&rsquo;s population.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; America First Legal (@America1stLegal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/America1stLegal\/status\/2027110938474652015?\">February 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Before the death of George Floyd, the city had a &ldquo;Rule of Two&rdquo; policy, under which the city had to &ldquo;select from the top two candidates based on merit.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But the new &ldquo;Rule of Five&rdquo; loosened those standards.<\/p>\n<p>America First Legal senior counsel Nick Barry noted that &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-police-officers-sue-philadelphia-over-dei-promotions-say-they-were-passed-over-for-political-reasons\/\" title=\"... ... Sue Philadelphia Over ... ..., Say They Were Passed Over for Political Reasons\">federal civil-rights law prohibits employers<\/a> from making promotion decisions based on race or sex.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Put simply, employers cannot use protected characteristics to override merit. Promotions must be based on excellence, experience, and performance, not on the race or sex of the candidate,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>America First Legal said that the lawsuit is part of a broader effort toward &ldquo;rooting out and destroying DEI in the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The group has voted to sue &ldquo;any public or private employer that uses illegal race or sex preferences in hiring or promotions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hiring and other employment practices must be based on merit and excellence,&rdquo; the release added. &ldquo;AFL will fight on behalf of American workers to ensure that individuals are hired and promoted based on their skills and not their race or sex.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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