Fired cop Aaron Brown: I might be prejudiced, but not racist

Union Leader

Despite admitting to making derogatory comments about African Americans, fired Manchester police officer Aaron Brown insisted to internal affairs investigators he is not a racist, according to almost 600 pages of personnel documents released by the city.

Brown called Black men “parking tickets,” saying he heard others in law enforcement use the term, according to the files. He admitted to making comments that referenced insulting stereotypes, such as African Americans liking fried chicken. And he texted his wife that he should “slap the black off” a mixed-race neighborhood kid bothering his children.

“(I) might be prejudiced but definitely not racist,” Brown told investigators in a March 2018 interview. “I think I like to either mock or make fun of the stereotypical norms for other races.”