Boston police officer used racial slur when referring to Harvard professor

[gldstwmn]

http://news.bnonews.com/iwjy

BOSTON (BNO NEWS) -- Boston police officer Justin Barrett, 36-years-old, has been put on administrative leave after he used offensive language when referring to Harvard professor Henry Gates in an e-mail, who has been at the center of a controversial arrest last week.

According to BNO News sources with direct knowledge to the contents of the e-mail, Barrett called Gates a "jungle monkey."

A spokeswoman for the Boston police department confirmed to BNO News that Barrett has been put on administrative leave. Officials found out about the e-mail on Tuesday and immediately stripped Barrett of his badge and gun. An investigation has been launched.

[DavidMn]

Oops. Another dumb**** on the unemployment line.

[LukeA]

Boston is, hands down, the most racist metropolitan area in this country not in the South- a fact proven time and time again way too many times over the years.

(and I say this as someone who loves most everything else about the city)

[David]

E-mail? Sent to or from work? Home?
Wha?

[HejiraNYC]

Duh, everyone knows it's "jungle bunny," not "jungle monkey." If you're going to be a bigot, at least get the terminology straight.

I was originally sympathizing with the plight of the Boston cop (rather than the d-bag race baiting professor). But now I think both of them are d-bags.