CNN reported that a small-town police commissioner in New Hampshire has resigned on Monday in the wake of his using of the n-word on US President Barack Obama. Wolfeboro Police Commissioner Robert Copeland has earlier said that he will not be apologizing to Obama over the use of the derogatory term.
Wolfeboro Police Commission chairman Joseph Balboni has confirmed to the news outlet about Copeland's resignation. The 82 year-old was straight to the point with his intention to resign, and if it would be his way, he would not be mincing his words for the sake of business decorum.
A photo by CNN showed Copeland's letter, which said, "Dear Commission Chairman Balboni, I resign."
A concerned citizen had called out the former police commissioner's use of the n-word while she was at a restaurant. Copeland, who was also in the area, was overheard referring to Obama as the derogatory term when he was asked a question about a television show, CNN said. Jane O'Toole confronted Copeland and recalled the interaction with CNN.
"I passed him and quietly said, 'Is someone here tossing around the 'n' word?' And he puffed up and turned around and said 'yeah,'" O'Toole had said.
O'Toole later complained to the town manager about the incident, of which Copeland replied in a letter that read, "I believe I did use the 'N' word in reference to the current occupant of the Whitehouse (sic). For this, I do not apologize - he meets and exceeds my criteria for such."
Copeland was observed to be resistant to public reaction to the racial discrimination episode at a town meeting, and even called a reporter who recorded the confrontation a "skunk."
Although the White House has yet to comment on Copeland's actions, GOP nominee Mitt Romney has called for Copeland's resignation pver the weekend, CNN said.
