Miami Police Capt. Javier Ortiz defended himself after claiming that he was black when he applied for high ranking positions.
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A Miami Police Captain claimed that he is black when he applied for a promotion, according to a news report from FOX.

Miami Police Capt. Javier Ortiz is under fire this week because of the 'one-drop rule' after claiming he was black while speaking at a public meeting.

The Miami Police Captain, who is a Cuban-American, appeared on Friday to defend himself after Sgt. Stanley Jean-Poix, president of Miami's Community Police Benevolent Association, accused him of pretending to be black during the promotional exams. Ortiz defended himself in front of the city commissioner on racial equality in the department. 

Billy Corben posted on his Twitter account a clip of Ortiz claiming that he is black. It's not his first time exhibiting such behavior, he was caught lying about his race during the 2014 Lieutenant's exam and 2017's Captain Application. 

Ortiz told the commissioner, "As far as Captain [Dana] Carr, she loves to call me a Latin male and I'm a black male. Yes, I am, and I am not Hispanic. I was born in this country."

Police Capt. Javier Ortiz cited the 'one-drop rule' while speaking to Commissioner Keon Hardemon. The term is a centuries-old term that defines that a person is black even if they only have just one black ancestor. He did this to back up his claim that he is black.  

Ortiz told Hardemon, "Oh, no, you're blacker than me - that's obvious and if you know anything about the one-drop rule, which started in the 20th Century, which is what identifies and defines what a black male is, or a Negro, you would know that if you have one drop of black in you, you're considered black."

When Ortiz joined the department he originally claimed himself to be a white Hispanic male. However, he claimed later that he is in fact black when applying for a promotional position. The CPBA alleged him of the same offense after they conducted their investigation. 

Jean-Poix said: "It's an insult to African-Americans that you would use our race to get an advantage on the exam so that way you could get promoted," Meanwhile, the remarks of Capt. Ortiz have gone viral since then and sparked backlash from the Miami-Dade NAACP. 

The organization posted on their Instagram account, "His comments are disturbing and in the manner of how he used them, downright disturbing to say the least."

Chairman of the local NAACP chapter, Rubin Roberts, argued that Capt. Ortiz should be fired because of his pretending to be a black male when applying for a promotional position which is not acceptable.

Roberts added: "It's disrespectful and culturally insensitive and It doesn't matter if it helped him or not. I think he needs to be reprimanded or be removed from the force because of his lack of truthfulness."

A local news outlet asked for Ortiz's comment about this matter and the text reads, "No comment, thank you." Meanwhile, Ortiz posted on his Twitter account just over this weekend, "This isn't news. People love making stereotypes. It's actually refreshing to be who you are, like an American." 

Jorge Carolina, Chief of Miami Police, said that he was meeting with human resources and lawyers about the perplexing situation of Ortiz. It was also discovered that Ortiz, who is the president of the city's Fraternal union, has made several controversial comments in the past. 

According to a report from a local news outlet, Ortiz was suspended three years ago after he harassed a woman who had previously recorded a video as a cop was gaving her a ticket. It was also revealed that he authored a letter threatening a police boycott during the Betonce's concert in Miami claiming that Beyonce's performance was anti-police.