Georgia official to be reprimanded for 'racist pig' comment
Georgia official to be reprimanded for 'racist pig' comment
Associated Press
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Commissioners in a suburban Atlanta county have voted to publicly reprimand a colleague for calling civil rights leader and U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia a "racist pig" on Facebook.
News outlets report the decision on Tuesday followed the recommendation of Gwinnett County's ethics board, which voted earlier in June to sustain the ethics complaint against Commissioner Tommy Hunter. He did not attend the meeting, which included a public hearing.
The public reprimand will involve posting a written rebuke on the county's website, on the wall of the courthouse and in the local newspaper.
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Associated Press
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Commissioners in a suburban Atlanta county have voted to publicly reprimand a colleague for calling civil rights leader and U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia a "racist pig" on Facebook.
News outlets report the decision on Tuesday followed the recommendation of Gwinnett County's ethics board, which voted earlier in June to sustain the ethics complaint against Commissioner Tommy Hunter. He did not attend the meeting, which included a public hearing.
The public reprimand will involve posting a written rebuke on the county's website, on the wall of the courthouse and in the local newspaper.
READ MORE: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/georgia-o...
