So by now, I am sure you've all heard all the fallout surrounding Professor Henry Gates arrest, etc. Right? Well, I guess what bothers me more than an
over-reacting cop by arresting someone who insults you, or someone playing the race card, and /or the President of the U.S. commenting on something he
didn't initially know about simply because he was friend with the arrested Professor, is that someone else can enter the drama and make racists comments
like "Banana-Eating Jungle Monkey" and then claim they aren't racist.
Justin Barret, a Boston Police Officer (pic on right), who has been recently suspended for sending
out mass emails to his fellow colleagues, making racial slurs towards Professor Henry Gates regarding an altercation with another police officer
claims he isn't "racist." BULLSHIT!! You don't send out mass emails to your friends or co-workers, spouting off someone is a
"Banana-Eating Jungle Monkey" and then back pedal, acting like you have no racist intention. Intelligent people who aren't racist who express
strong opinions, do not make racist comments. However, Justin Barret seems to think he can make such statements and then go on national TV, apologizing, and
then have the audacity to claim he isn't racist.
You know, I am certainly fine with the fact that he was willing to go on national TV and state that he is "sorry", but please do not say you meant no "racist" intention when that is exactly what your intention is. It's no doubt, Barret is looking for any avenue to save his ass since he's been suspended. Let's remember one's freedom of speech/expression doesn't entitle one to spout out hateful comments like that. Certainly, if someone has an opinion of a situation that occurred they could state their opinion without using such racial slurs.
What a world we live in... where one of the largest known superpowers on earth, who prides itself being much more advance than everyone else, yet we still have individuals who say and do hateful things simply over different races, genders, sexual orientations, etc. Certainly, I realize that it would be impossible for everyone to live harmoniously together since everyone has a mind and an opinion of their own, but when you say and do thing that can't harm others, I think you've gone too far.
Justin Barret, a Boston Police Officer (pic on right), who has been recently suspended for sending
out mass emails to his fellow colleagues, making racial slurs towards Professor Henry Gates regarding an altercation with another police officer
claims he isn't "racist." BULLSHIT!! You don't send out mass emails to your friends or co-workers, spouting off someone is a
"Banana-Eating Jungle Monkey" and then back pedal, acting like you have no racist intention. Intelligent people who aren't racist who express
strong opinions, do not make racist comments. However, Justin Barret seems to think he can make such statements and then go on national TV, apologizing, and
then have the audacity to claim he isn't racist.
You know, I am certainly fine with the fact that he was willing to go on national TV and state that he is "sorry", but please do not say you meant no "racist" intention when that is exactly what your intention is. It's no doubt, Barret is looking for any avenue to save his ass since he's been suspended. Let's remember one's freedom of speech/expression doesn't entitle one to spout out hateful comments like that. Certainly, if someone has an opinion of a situation that occurred they could state their opinion without using such racial slurs.
What a world we live in... where one of the largest known superpowers on earth, who prides itself being much more advance than everyone else, yet we still have individuals who say and do hateful things simply over different races, genders, sexual orientations, etc. Certainly, I realize that it would be impossible for everyone to live harmoniously together since everyone has a mind and an opinion of their own, but when you say and do thing that can't harm others, I think you've gone too far.
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