The Boston Police Department said the e-mail was to renew tensions over the Gates incident. Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis placed Officer Justin Barrett, 36, on leave pending a termination hearing. The commissioner removed the officer of his gun and badge upon being made aware of the correspondence.
The e-mail describes Gates as a " banana-eating jungle monkey", according to the news site, MyFoxBoston.com.The city's mayor, Tom Menino, referred to Barrett as a "cancer in the department", and called for him to be fired .
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