Cops sue Nassau PD for $100M over alleged policy meant to weed out nonwhite officers

Source: New York Post

Nassau County police used grooming policies as a tool to sideline minority officers by punishing those with a common skin condition that mostly affects Black men, a new lawsuit claims. Four officers say the department weaponized rules around shaving to sideline those with pseudofolliculitis barbae, a skin condition that causes razor bumps and scarring from shaving, accusing Nassau police of using the policy as a cover for discrimination to sideline minority officers under the guise of grooming standards. 9 Nassau County police used grooming policies as a tool to sideline minority officers by punishing those with a common skin condition that mostly affects Black men, a new lawsuit claims.