Gerry Pickens, Chief William Drake, and Orting

SOUTH HILL, WA - MARCH 19: Mt. Rainier, sporting a crown of lenticular clouds, looms over the town of Orting on Thursday, March 19, 2015, from South Hill, WA. Orting, which sits about halfway between Seattle and Mt. Rainier, has grown by about 80 percent in the last 15 years. Gerry Pickens, who was a police officer in Atlanta for three years, was recruited by the Orting, Washington, police department but was fired five days before his one year probation period ended. Pickens is African-American and the firing officer was Chief William Drake, who was said to be pressured by his city council to diversify the police department. (photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images)