Statement on Enrique Delgado Garcia
At Lawyers for Civil Rights, we are hearing alarming reports that Enrique Delgado Garcia may have been deliberately targeted due to his Latino identity, as one of the few people of color in the Massachusetts State Police Academy.
Mr. Delgado Garcia may have been intentionally paired with a more experienced counterpart for the fatal boxing match, raising serious concerns that this may have been an effort to ensure his failure and pressure him to reconsider his place in the academy.
These troubling reports raise the strong specter of a hostile environment with racial profiling and hazing to undermine Latino success and advancement in the Massachusetts State Police Academy.
Lawyers for Civil Rights urges the State to:
Each of these action steps is critical to restore public trust and confidence in the Massachusetts State Police.