article_snippet.sent: Eight San Francisco police officers accused of sending racist and homophobic text messages have been suspended, and the police chief is recommending that the veteran employees be sacked.
article_snippet.sent: Chief Greg Suhr called the texts 'despicable' and says those who sent he has asked a police oversight committee to approve firing the officers 'clearly fall below the minimum standards required to be a police officer.'
article_snippet.sent: Authorities say that the offensive texts targeting blacks, Mexicans, Filipinos and gay men, which make repeated use of racist and homophobic slurs, were sent between 2011 and 2012.
article_snippet.sent: Texts between San Francisco Police Department officers included racist, sexist and homophobic messages .
article_snippet.sent: racist, sexist and homophobic messages were discovered by federal authorities investigating former sergeant Ian Furminger, who was convicted of corruption and sentenced to 41 months in prison. '
article_snippet.sent: 'N*****s must be spayed' were among the texts uncovered. '
article_snippet.sent: Other texts were offensive to women and repeatedly used the word f**. eight officers include Captain Jason Fox, 42, a two decade veteran and Sergeant Michael Wibunsin, a 12-year veteran, according to the San Francisco Chronicle's sources.
article_snippet.sent: Robison, Schwab and Celis said 'the "good ol' boys" system is on the "good ol' boys" system way out' The offensive text messages were uncovered after federal corruption charges were brought against former SFPD sergeant Ian Furminger, who was sentenced to 41 months in prison last month .
highlights_snippet.sent: Texts targeted blacks, Mexicans, Filipinos, gay men and women .
  