Golly! If the President can apologize (for being correct), so can the police commissioner. 7/30/09 Boston Cop Suspended For Racist Gates Ran t- Police Commissioner Begins Termination Hearing For Cop A Boston police officer and National Guard commander has been suspended from the force and stripped of his Army command after admitting that he called Harvard University Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. a “jungle monkey” in an email. Justin Barrett, 36, a two-year BPD veteran, could be fired as early as this week, Boston Police spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll said.” Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis held a news conference today to denounce the language in Barrett’s email, calling it “venomous rhetoric” and “inflammatory.” The commissioner said such behavior “will not be tolerated.” Davis said he has begun a termination hearing that could last a week to 10 days. The commissioner also said he regretted the comments made about Gates. “I personally reached out to him to apologize for this offense,” the commissioner said. abcnews.go.com National Guard suspends Barrett On July 23, 2009, the Massachusetts National Guard became aware of a racially insensitive email sent by Capt. Justin Barrett. The Massachusetts National Guard immediately took action to investigate. After a preliminary investigation, Capt. Barrett was suspended from his military duties on July 25, 2009 pending the outcome of further investigation. The Massachusetts National Guard does not and will not tolerate racially …
He should be fired for violating the 4th amendment. I don’t give a shit about apologies.
There are still thousands or racist cops and systems out there. There should be a group that weeds them out. Citizens for Justice.