It didn’t take long for the Gates/Crowley imbroglio to claim another pelt. This officer is going to lose his job because he was upset with the people on the other side of the argument. He referred to Gates with an atrocious racial slur that cannot be countenanced by the BPD and now he will lose one plum of a job.
It seems that the stronger people feel about an issue the more likely they are to dehumanize the people with whom they disagree. It has happened throughout history and today is no different. Perhaps we can learn a thing or two from from Gandhi who endured horrendous racism but never resorted to name calling. He would kill his opponents with kindness not bash them with vile names or ridicule them. I think there is a lesson in the this for Officer Barrett and for the rest of us. Let us all chill for a while. PEACE!!!
christopher says
…that apparently Obama, Gates, and Crowley are going to have that beer.