Posted on 05/19/2014 11:42:34 AM PDT by raccoonradio
WOLFEBORO, N.H. A New Hampshire police commissioner who used a racial slur in describing President Barack Obama has verbally resigned to the chairman of the Wolfeboro Police Commission.
Robert Copeland, 82, had been facing intense pressure to resign after a resident complained about overhearing him use the N-word in a restaurant.
Copeland acknowledged that he used the slur but refused to apologize or step down.
Town and state officials -- along with some national figures, such as Mitt Romney, who has a home in Wolfeboro -- had condemned the remark, and more than 100 residents packed a Police Commission meeting last week to demand Copeland's resignation.
Copeland had been re-elected to a three-year term in March. Officials said resignation was the only way to get him out of office before the end of his term because the state has no recall provision for elected officials.
After stories about the slur spread nationwide, town officials and the police department were flooded with phone calls from people saying they would boycott the town, a popular summer destination, until Copeland resigned.
“...The Shootist...”
One of my all-time favorites. A great movie. Thank you for the quote.
Did he play the Knockout Game or something?
Stupid cracker.
I went back and reread the thread and responses. I originally thought you were posting that to RR, who started the thread, not about the guy in the article.
My bad.
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