When enough is enough.
Within days of Don Imus's now-infamous rant, four Black female
NYPD officers were called "nappy-headed hos" in two separate
incidents. In the first, Sgt. Michael Cantatore, who is white, told
Detective Aretha Williams, "Don't give me no lip before I call
you a nappy-headed ho." In the second, three female officers were
called "hos" by Sgt. Carlos Mateo, who is Latino. During roll
call in a Brooklyn precinct, Sgt. Mateo said, "Stand up, hos,"
to which another officer, Ralph Montenez allegedly responded,
"They're not just hos, they're nappy-headed hos."
Sgt. Mateo has since been moved to another precinct and Sgt. Cantatore
has retired.
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