A Texas cop was removed from her position over her offensive and racial remarks in a now viral social media video.<\/p>\n
The Houston Police Department relieved Officer Ashley Gonzalez of duty pending an internal investigation into the alleged racist rant targeting \u201cblack people\u201d posted on social media, Click2Houston reported<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Gonzalez is accused of making multiple racial remarks in the social media post, proclaiming she \u201chates black people\u201d and threatened to arrest any \u201cblack person\u201d if they were at a call she was dispatched to, according to the clip shared by Grizzy\u2019s Hood News.<\/a><\/p>\n Houston Police Officer Ashley Gonzalez was relieved of duty after her offensive and racist video went viral. Grizzy’s Hood News\/Facebook<\/p>\n The under-fire officer, who was sworn into the department in January 2024, appeared in the video sitting in the front seat of a car, wearing a black spaghetti top as she rambled to the camera.<\/p>\n \u201cThe amount of times I will always and forever say that I f\u2013king hate (censored). I f\u2013king hate you all,\u201d Gonzalez allegedly says in the clip.<\/p>\n Gonzalez shared a story of an off-duty encounter she had with someone she accused of trying to steal her wallet from her purse, claiming she grabbed the person before calling them a racial slur.<\/p>\n \u201cY\u2019all don\u2019t know how good it felt to say [racial slur] out loud. Oh my God, I felt like I was back in the Marine Corps,\u201d the woman said. \u201cI felt like the world just stopped. It felt like peace.\u201d<\/p>\n Gonzalez was confirmed to have served in the US Marine Corps between 2019 and 2023 where she attained the rank of Corporal, E3, Click2Houston reported.<\/p>\n She also mocked slavery, racial discrimination and stereotypes during her tirade.<\/p>\n The under-fire officer, who was sworn into the department in January 2024, appeared in the video sitting in the front seat of a car, wearing a black spaghetti top as she rambled to the camera. Grizzy’s Hood News\/Facebook<\/p>\n The Houston Police Department opened an investigation into Gonzalez\u2019s video. Jeff Whyte Photography<\/p>\n Gonzalez mentioned she was glad part of the video wasn\u2019t recorded because of the language she had been using.<\/p>\n The Houston Police Officers\u2019 Union condemned Gonzalez\u2019s video.<\/p>\n \u201cThe 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,\u201d the union said in a statement. <\/a><\/p>\n