NYPD officer Michael Birch recorded a meeting with a superior officer who complained to him he wasn’t stopping enough black men. Gawker posted the tapes and transcripts, given to them by Birch after a judge dismissed the officer’s complaint against the force.
In January, Birch filed a federal lawsuit against the city and several individual NYPD officials, alleging that he was retaliated against for speaking out about what he calls an illegal quota system. A judge dismissed his complaint, and he filed an appeal with a higher court last month.