Atlanta Black Star: “An unsettling video circulating the internet has landed a Pennsylvania jail corrections officer in hot water after he was seen spewing racist and inflammatory language while holding a baseball bat covered with barbed wire that purportedly had the term ‘(N-word) beater’ on it.

Brian Davis has been suspended from his job at the Allegheny County Jail, KDKA reported. But calls are mounting for him to be fired.

In the footage, which started going viral last week, Davis is seen holding the bat and saying, ‘I don’t give a f**k,’ then slowly enunciating the words, ‘n****r beater.’

It’s unclear when or where the video was taken, but a jail spokesperson confirmed Davis’ suspension as well as the launch of a full investigation into his conduct seen in the clip.

‘We can say the ACJ administration, from Warden [Trevor] Wingard down, expects professionalism from all jail employees,’ the spokesperson said. ‘The jail does not tolerate racist or abusive language or behavior. We are investigating the situation, and if the allegations are found to be true, it will be dealt with appropriately.’

Tanisha Long, a community organizer with the Abolitionist Law Center in Pittsburgh, stated that the appropriate action would be Davis’ swift termination, asserting that the inmate makeup of the Allegheny County Jail makes him unfit to serve the facility.”

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