San Francisco police suspended over ‘offensive’ sketch

SAN FRANCISCO’S mayor has defended releasing a police video that showed a white officer driving over a black homeless woman and poking fun at racial stereotypes, amid criticism he was hasty in condemning the clips.

Gavin Newsom rejected arguments that the tapes were never meant to be shown publicly and simply contained in-house police jokes, saying he did not “think it was fun and games” to laugh at ethnic stereotypes.

“You can’t just turn a blind eye to the insensitivity in these videos,” Mr Newsom said.