Allegedly it was a rebuttal to an article he felt was soft on the H.L. Gates situation. 
Officer who sent 'jungle-monkey' e-mail: 'I am not a racist'

Not for nothing, but this man is a moron. Perhaps, had he just sent it to like thinking friends, he wouldn't have been suspended from his job and the National Guard.
What really kills me about this is he wasn't even there. This was not one of the officers on Mr. Gates front step. He had nothing to do with the actual altercation.
Officer who sent 'jungle-monkey' e-mail: 'I am not a racist'
BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- The Boston police officer who sent a mass e-mail in which he compared Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. to a "banana-eating jungle monkey" has apologized, saying he's not a racist. Officer Justin Barrett, 36, told a Boston television station Wednesday night that he was sorry about the e-mail, a copy of which he also sent to The Boston Globe. He repeated his apology Thursday night on CNN's "Larry King Live." "I would like to take this opportunity to offer fellow police officers, soldiers and citizens my sincerest apology over the controversial e-mail I authored," Barrett said on CNN. "I am not a racist. I did not intend any racial bigotry, harm or prejudice in my words. I sincerely apologize that these words have been received as such. I truly apologize to all." Barrett was suspended from his military duties as captain in the Army National Guard and placed on administrative leave from the Boston Police Department pending the outcome of a termination hearing.
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He may not be a racist, but he is a far cry from being a N-word lover.He also declared that he was "not a racist but I am prejudice [sic] towards people who are stupid and pretend to stand up and preach for something they say is freedom but it is merely attention because you do not get enough of it in your little fear-dwelling circle of on-the-bandwagon followers." According to a statement from Boston police, Davis took action immediately on learning of Barrett's remarks, stripping the officer of his gun and his badge. Barrett's prior arrests and field investigations will be looked at for indications of racial bias, Davis said. The department will also delve deeper into the officers who received or viewed the e-mail.
Not for nothing, but this man is a moron. Perhaps, had he just sent it to like thinking friends, he wouldn't have been suspended from his job and the National Guard.
What really kills me about this is he wasn't even there. This was not one of the officers on Mr. Gates front step. He had nothing to do with the actual altercation.
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