Fort Lauderdale police chief fired over minority-first practices in hiring and promotions, report says

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The city of Fort Lauderdale has fired its police chief Larry
Scirotto, who has been in office for less than a year, following
allegations of discriminatory practices for promotions.

Scirotto was sworn-in as police chief in mid-August, and the city
had hired a law firm by November to investigate complaints of
discrimination before he was fired on Thursday, according to a copy
of the law firm's report obtained by CNN.

Scirotto told CNN Saturday the report that triggered his termination
from the department was "vague on the facts," and was largely based
on hearsay.

The investigation concluded that during his time as police chief,
Scirotto implemented an approach to hiring and promotion that was
unfairly focused on minority candidates.

The report said Scirotto once pointed to a conference room wall
displaying photos of the department's command staff and stated,
"that wall is too white," and "I'm gonna change that."

Scirotto told CNN he promoted 15 people from August to November, and
of that group, six were ethnic or gender minorities selected for
promotions based on their merit.

"None of them were promoted because they were in a protected class,"
he said. "They were promoted because they were the best candidates."

Scirotto said he has obtained legal counsel and is planning on
filing a wrongful termination lawsuit against the city.

"If promoting diversity is the hill I'm going to die on, I will
sleep well tonight," he said. "I won't allow them to tarnish my
reputation. I won't allow them to tarnish the work that I've done in
the 24 years I've been in this profession."

In one example in the report, Scirotto is alleged to have overlooked
a White man with 20 years tenure with the department, and instead
narrowed the choice between two men of color, and asked, "which one
is blacker."

When asked about his approach to promotions, Scirotto told
investigators he was going to "consider diversity at every
opportunity," and he had to be "intentional" in his decision-making
process.

Scirotto denied asking which candidate was "blacker" when deciding
on the promotion, but admitted to making comments about the wall
being "too white," because he felt it was not reflective of the
community, according to the report.

"He said the context of the comment is built around 'how do I
convince the community that we are an inclusive and diverse
organization if this wall is so white?'" the report said.

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