Portuguese police to sue over cartoon denouncing systemic racism


FILE PHOTO: A police officer stands guard at a checkpoint to control the movement between different municipalities during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Lisbon, Portugal October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante/File Photo

LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese police said on Monday they were taking legal action against the authors and broadcaster of an animated cartoon shown last week by public television channel RTP that denounced alleged systemic racism in security forces.

The cartoon shows a white police officer shooting at targets that represent people with different skin tones. The darker the target, the more rounds the officer fires and the angrier he looks.

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