....and in Brownwood, what would have happended to the Chief ? and the reporter ?

FB chief suspended over racial comment
Job applicant didn't hear slur; city will review hiring practices
07:58 PM CST on Thursday, January 5, 2006
By STEPHANIE SANDOVAL / The Dallas Morning News
Farmers Branch Police Chief Jimmy Fawcett has been suspended for 10 days without pay for making a racial slur about people of Vietnamese heritage last month in front of six officers who had convened to interview job applicants.
The suspension started Thursday, according to a written statement from the city.

Jimmy Fawcett
"He also has apologized to the six people that were in the room," city spokesman Tom Bryson said Thursday.
Chief Fawcett, who acknowledged making the "inappropriate comments," did not return phone calls this week seeking comment.
The chief also is required to continue counseling with an organizational psychologist that began last month, according to the statement.
The incident has prompted the city to review the department's hiring practices.
The remark was made Dec.14, the day six job applicants were to face an interview board made up of department employees ranging from an administrative assistant to deputy chief. One of the applicants is Vietnamese-American. Neither he nor any of the other applicants were in the room when the comments were made, the city said.
Mr. Bryson said the city does not have a copy of the complaint because it was made orally. The city would not disclose the name of the complainant.
Jennifer Nguyen, grand public relations officer for the Vietnamese American Community of Greater Dallas and a member of the Vietnamese American Media Association, on Wednesday had called only for a public apology by the chief.
But the punishment handed down by the city manager is "fair enough," Ms. Nguyen said.
She said she hopes Asian-Americans realize that the comments reflect only on the chief, and not on the department or the city.
However, Ms. Nguyen said, ethnic slurs by such a high-ranking city official could hinder efforts to involve Asian-Americans in the city, Ms. Nguyen said.
"The Asian community just held a big banquet in September 2005, and for the very first time some members from the City Council attended, and we were so thrilled to welcome them with open arms, and now this is happening," she said. "So I'm afraid the Asian community is going to shy away and go back to themselves and not want to associate with American people anymore."
Chief Fawcett is a 32-year department veteran and has been chief for 15 years. He had an unblemished record before the incident, the city said.
Before beginning his law enforcement career in Sherman in 1971, he served in the Navy for four years, including assignments in Vietnam, Japan, the Philippines and Korea, according to his biography.
Chief Fawcett is also fifth vice president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and is slated to become president in 2010. He holds a Master Certificate from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, a bachelor's degree from Abilene Christian University and an associate degree from Grayson County Junior College.
Three of the department's 100 employees – sworn officers and civilians – are Asian-American, Mr. Bryson said.
According to the 2000 census, about 3 percent of the city's population is Asian-American.
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