[PickWinnerAllDay]

http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/...-carl-crawford

LEOMINSTER, Mass. -- A Massachusetts police officer was put on paid leave Wednesday after an internal investigation found that he directed a racial slur at Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford.
Officer John Perrault was suspended pending a disciplinary hearing scheduled for next week at which he could face more severe punishment, and even could be fired, Leominster mayor Dean Mazzarella and police chief Robert Healey said.



Perreault engaged in conduct unbecoming an officer, according to the chief and mayor.
The officer, who is white, was placed on desk duty after the July 5 incident. He was described as a veteran officer with no prior disciplinary problems.

Perrault was off duty and attending a minor league game in Manchester, N.H.
Witnesses said a heckling fan called Crawford, who is black, a "monday" before a game between the New Hampshire Fisher Cats and Portland Sea Dogs. Crawford said he interpreted the word as a racial slur.
"It surprised me he was a police officer," said Crawford, who admitted he is attempting to move on from the incident. "It's disappointing in all that kind of stuff. I just want to put that stuff behind me and not worry about that stuff anymore."

The word can be used as a derogatory term for blacks, and is often associated with Mondays being one of the least-liked days of the week.
Crawford was playing for the Double-A Sea Dogs while rehabilitating a wrist injury. Crawford alerted stadium officials to the remark, and team management apologized.
"I don't know how I really feel about it," Crawford said. "It was disappointing that it had to happen. It's just one of those things you've got to let go."
Leominster police reached out to Crawford as part of their investigation but did not talk to him, Mazzarella said. The mayor and chief also issued an apology to Crawford.
"You would think we would have grown past that kind of stuff," Crawford said. "Hopefully that's the last time something like that happens."

Crawford returned to action for the Red Sox on Monday night against the Chicago White Sox.


When did we all become complete pussies?

[hawley]

Mikey get some sleep champ I need a winner for tomorrow

[itchypickle]

I'm from the south so I thought I had heard all the vulgarity and comical slurs until I heard this one a few years ago in Boston...fukkin' hilarious.

EVERYBODY hates Mondays

[PickWinnerAllDay]

Mikey get some sleep champ I need a winner for tomorrow

Sleep is for the needy and weak. Goodnight.

[PickWinnerAllDay]

I'm from the south so I thought I had heard all the vulgarity and comical slurs until I heard this one a few years ago in Boston...fukkin' hilarious.

EVERYBODY hates Mondays

I'm from the south too. Never heard monday being a bad thing to call someone. Boston

[tony_come]

Some black guy called a white player a uncle Sam

No big deal

[Chi_archie]

unreal.

guy puts his life on the line for years protecting and serving with no prior problems, goes to a game on his OFF-DUTY time and buys a ticket I assume and uses his freedom of speech to maybe call a guy a day of the week????

and he might lose his job? cuz some people tattled and there were investigations?

same country where Jerry Sandusky had free reign on young butt-holes for 4-5 decades? and the same country where OJ Simpson didn't go to jail for killing two people?

awesome

[PickWinnerAllDay]

unreal.

guy puts his life on the line for years protecting and serving with no prior problems, goes to a game on his OFF-DUTY time and buys a ticket I assume and uses his freedom of speech to maybe call a guy a day of the week????

and he might lose his job? cuz some people tattled and there were investigations?

same country where Jerry Sandusky had free reign on young butt-holes for 4-5 decades?

awesome

My guess is the guy is a die hard Sox fan is pissed Crawford isn't living up to his contract even a tiny bit.

Kind of like how Latroy Hawkins and Jacque Jones always bitched about racism in Chicago.

We weren't booing you because you were black Jacque Jones and Latroy Hawkins... we were booing you because you were paid millions to cost the Cubs game after game after game with your embarrassing play.

[TheCentaur]

Crawford returned to action for the Red Sox on Monday night against the Chicago White Sox.

[GUMMO77]

Is "Monday" a derogatory term only for blacks?

Or would it mean the exact same thing if someone shouted it at a white player?

Never heard this term/slang before.

[Chi_archie]

don't forget Milton Bradley!!!

hell his wife made up stories that teachers were calling Miltion's daughter the N word in school.

gotta love the race card in this day and age

[PickWinnerAllDay]

don't forget Milton Bradley!!!

hell his wife made up stories that teachers were calling Miltion's daughter the N word in school.

gotta love the race card in this day and age

Milton has a diagnosed mental disability so I gave him more slack.

Latroy Hawkins cost the Cubs the playoffs though with his refusal to throw anything but a fastball right down the middle of the plate at anything but 94 MPH.

[Chi_archie]

Is "Monday" a derogatory term only for blacks?

Or would it mean the exact same thing if someone shouted it at a white player?

Never heard this term/slang before.

new to me...


but then again... hard to ever imagine a police officer calling ANYONE A MEAN NAME.........

don't worry about on duty cops committing all sorts of crimes and and even killing handcuffed people....

let's clean up the force, one sporting event heckler at a time

[PickWinnerAllDay]

Is "Monday" a derogatory term only for blacks?

Or would it mean the exact same thing if someone shouted it at a white player?

Never heard this term/slang before.

If that is really a racial slur, it isn't a very creative one. Monday is a working day. Isn't it a stereotype that blacks don't work? So it doesn't add up for me. Oh well, the most surprising part of this story is that Crawford tattled. Move on, in Cincy I heard some guys calling Barry Bonds the N word a decade ago. I don't think he cried about it.

[Chi_archie]

Milton has a diagnosed mental disability

lol

[PickWinnerAllDay]

lol

meant to say disorder but I'll stick with disability.

[itchypickle]

If that is really a racial slur, it isn't a very creative one. Monday is a working day. Isn't it a stereotype that blacks don't work? So it doesn't add up for me. Oh well, the most surprising part of this story is that Crawford tattled. Move on, in Cincy I heard some guys calling Barry Bonds the N word a decade ago. I don't think he cried about it.

The premise of the slur is that blacks hate asians and whites hate hispanics and jews and blah blah blah...but the common denominator is that among all races, EVERYONE hates the blacks so they are like Mondays - the most dreaded day of the week.

Stupid Mondays

[GUMMO77]

let's clean up the force, one sporting event heckler at a time

[GUMMO77]

Will Monday now be banned in the SBR forums?

Is Baskets around?

[PickWinnerAllDay]

Will Monday now be banned in the SBR forums?

Is Baskets around?

I think that Obama should ban the word now in support of Crawford's tribulations. Change it to Funday.

[rm18]

I knew a black girl named Tuesday

[Darkside Magick]

Jackie Robinson heard the worst shyt imaginable ....and this guy get mad because he get call Monday....Carl Crawford is a bytch

[opie1988]

Wow.

Typical Monday for ya.

[MoneyLineDawg]

Shits actually pretty funny.....A Monday???

[daimoshokage]

Mondays - 1.Noun: A slang term for black people. Because no one likes the Mondays. Used by lower to middle class white people to mask their racism. Usually used in the upper north of the United States.

Fukking racist cop

[k13]

unreal.

guy puts his life on the line for years protecting and serving with no prior problems, goes to a game on his OFF-DUTY time and buys a ticket I assume and uses his freedom of speech to maybe call a guy a day of the week????

and he might lose his job? cuz some people tattled and there were investigations?

same country where Jerry Sandusky had free reign on young butt-holes for 4-5 decades? and the same country where OJ Simpson didn't go to jail for killing two people?

awesome

All part of a plan that's working.

Good luck stopping it.

[Chi_archie]

I knew a black girl named Tuesday

lol

[Emily_Haines]

Good.

I hope he gets fired.

[NrmlCurvSurfr]

Good.

I hope he gets fired.

Why stop there? Let's throw him in jail too... OP nailed it at the end of post #1...

[k13]

Everyone in Europe would be fired from their jobs due to soccer games.

[Doughboy22]

Lets start calling them water ok,, since cats hate water, dogs hate cats, mailmen hate dogs, mailmen work, and mondays hate work!! fukkin waters

[MC PICKS]

How is monday a derogatory word for the blacks, they said its a term that describes the least liked WORK day?

[FuzzyDunlop]

Guy is a rookie, everyone knows the New England police codeword is Canadian.

[Chi_archie]

any updates?

Crawford is gonna hear alot more of this shit

[SBRMAN23]

I think that Obama should ban the word now in support of Crawford's tribulations. Change it to Funday.

That would make Sundays very upset hence Sunday Funday