The Antioch police texting scandal just gets worse and worse – what started off as 17 police officers in the 90-person department being accused of sending racist and homophobic messages has now surged to upwards of 50 officers – or 40% of the department – said to have been involved. Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe, a Black man, has called for an audit of the departments internal affairs department, as well as a review of the hiring and promotion policies in the department. We speak with KPFA Correspondent Frank Sterling.

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