Thursday, July 30, 2009

Boston Police Officer Suspended For Sending E-mail Calling Professor Gates A "Jungle Monkey"

Interesting this comes out the day before the beer gathering with Gates, Crowley and Obama.

Crooks and Liars:

Apparently, the Boston Police Department now has their own Mark Fuhrman:
A Boston police officer allegedly sent a mass e-mail using a disgraceful racial slur in referring to Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., prompting the commissioner to move immediately to fire the cop, the Herald has learned.

Officer Justin Barrett, 36, a two-year veteran assigned to District B-3, was placed on administrative leave pending a termination hearing yesterday afternoon. When a supervisor confronted Barrett about the e-mail - in which he called Gates a “jungle monkey” - he admitted to being the author, according to officials.

Police Commissioner Edward Davis immediately stripped the cop of his gun and badge, according to officials. Barrett, who could not immediately be reached, has no prior disciplinary history. Read on...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Justin Barret is an obvious Fan of the Faux Nutwork Noise station. He obviously owns all of the Falafel King's books, and Limpbrains too.