Officer Barrett and the Jungle Monkey

My comment on the Boston police officer who called Professor Gates a "banana eating jungle monkey"

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• racism
• justin barrett
• henry gates
• jungle monkey

[SuperBravoOne]

I like how Sotomayor is a "racist" or "might be one" but this guy, according to the Right, is not.

[terpis]

Shit...doubly disturbing that this piece of work was a HS teacher before becoming a cop.

[vince6363]

i say it for you jungle monkey, thats what gates was

[nickybabs]

Yeah, officer from overseer You need a little clarity? Check the similarity! The overseer rode around the plantation The officer is off patroling all the nation The overseer could stop you what you're doing The officer will pull you over just when he's pursuing The overseer had the right to get ill And if you fought back, the overseer had the right to kill The officer has the right to arrest And if you fight back they put a hole in your chest!

[saltygrasshopper]

Some of those that were forces are the same that burn crosses

[Kandimann]

The real message from CNN is to dishonor and disrespect Professor Gates by implying that this is the outrage the police have against him. What they failed to do is ask this police officer "how do you feel about the Gates/Crowley issue, now"?

[wntoply6]

most of us batteryphil DON'T say that stuff on our employer's computer, A FUCKING MAJOR CITY'S POLICE DEPARTMENT COMPUTER, then send it to a major national newspaper for possible publication.

you know it took time & thought to write that swill. i'm sure he proof read it, copy checked it, then had a few seconds to think before he hit the send button.

it sure as hell wasn't something that just popped out of his mouth in anger, by mistake. the bigot had to think long & hard about what he sent.

[expatted]

Yeah, right. Fire the guy. 

He sat there, typed it out, and clicked send. If he came to your house he'd spray you too. THUG.

[DARRJOHN]

they kill me trying to justify there action so funny yes you are a racist

[batteryphil]

COME ON!!!Ain't any of you ever said something stupid out of anger!!! I would be willing to bet that not a single person of ANY COLOR CREED OR RELIGION in this country is inocent of blurting out a racial slurr of some sort. That does not mean that we are all racist, just that people say things to hurt others when they are angry or hurt.

[Biswalt]

"I failed to realize the potential through the use of words that others would see as offensive." What the fuck does that mean?!? I've read it like 900 times I have no idea what he's saying. Forget suspending him, he needs to get canned. Period.

Great clips by the way, esp. the Black Adder.