I-Team: Recording: VA police chief didn't want to hire 'attitude'
By Randy Travis Published June 3, 2024 DECATUR, Ga. - The now-suspended police chief at the Atlanta VA Medical Center once said in a staff meeting that she no longer wanted to hire Black or Hispanic female officers because they "come with a whole lot of attitude." The FOX 5 I-Team obtained the audio recordings of Chief Beverly Banks during a September 13, 2023, command staff meeting attended by more than a dozen people. FULL STORY: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/recording-va-police-chief-didnt-want-hire-minority-female-cops-because-attitude
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