No room for racism, sexism
In any political climate, actions in Anamosa demand accountability. Imagine opening an email message from your boss and discovering a video clip of a woman in a Santa hat peeling off her clothing and presenting her breasts like a gift. Now imagine that your boss is the police chief, and that the email was sent to a group that included at least one City Council member and several of your fellow law enforcement officers. Finally, imagine the email isn’t an isolated incident, that it is one of several disturbing lewd and/or racist messages. That’s part of the situation that led former Anamosa police officer Amy Ford to file a gender discrimination lawsuit against the city, and also part of why the lawsuit was settled for $750,000 earlier this year. Anamosa City Hall,…