Town's White Police Official Calls Obama N-word

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4. Time for that damn fool to retire.

He could apologize on his way out the door, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

I wonder if they can do a recall petition on the guy?

Wolfeboro Town Manager David Owen said Thursday that while he finds Copeland’s comment ‘‘reprehensible,’’ he and the board of selectmen have no authority to remove an elected official. Owen said he expects a large number of residents will call for Copeland’s resignation at a police commission meeting, adding ‘‘more power to them.’’

Copeland has declined to be interviewed. Commission Chairman Joseph Balboni Jr. told the Concord Monitor he doesn’t plan to ask Copeland to resign. He said, ‘‘He’s (Copeland) worked with a lot of blacks in his life. ... He said some harsh words about Mr. Obama, and here we are. This woman, she’s blowing it all out of proportion.’’

O'Toole, who moved to Wolfeboro four months ago, said she overheard Copeland use the racial slur to describe Obama at a local restaurant on March 6. ....She wrote to the town manager in early April, and he replied that he was powerless to act. She then wrote to Copeland’s two fellow police commissioners. In an email response to her, Copeland included the excerpt from the email he had sent to the other commissioners.

About 20 black people live in Wolfeboro, a town of 6,300 residents in the scenic Lakes Region, in the central part of New Hampshire. The town manager’s office said none of the police department’s 12 full-time officers is black or a member of another minority. One of its part-time officers is black.

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