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NYPD Officers Accused of Repeating Racial Slurs

HeadlineApr 24, 2007

Here in New York, several female police officers have accused at least two male colleagues of repeating the racial slurs that led to the firing of the radio host Don Imus. On Monday, the female officers said a sergeant called them “hos” during a roll call. Another officer is then said to have repeated Imus’ description of the Rutgers basketball team as “nappy-headed hos.”

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