No matter how regrettable, New Haven firefighter Carol LaCroix’s use of the N-word to publicly introduce a speaker from the United Negro College Fund, New Haven Superior Court Judge Patty Jenkins Pitman is convinced, was an inadvertent slip of the tongue.
“A single, highly emotionally-charged incident,” as Pittman described it, led to LaCroix receiving a six-month suspension, a demotion and other discipline from the New Haven Board of Fire Commissioners. Her union, Local 825, turned to the state Board of Mediation and Arbitration, which overturned the harsh disciplinary measures. The city appealed to Superior Court, but ruling this month, Pittman sided with LaCroix and concluded justice had been done.
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