SEPTA POLICE SUIT As if the ongoing contract negotiations weren't bad enough for the image of the SEPTA Police department, 6 black police officers - including the son of Philadelphia Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson - filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against SEPTA in U.S. District Court. According to the Daily News, the six officers claim to have been subjected to racial epitaths from commanding officers, assignments to zone offices further away from their homes compared to other officers, and unfair disciplinary actions. The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 109 (aka the Fraternal Order of Transit Police) is supporting the officer's law suit. Sounds like the next lodge meeting will be very interesting...