A federal judge on Thursday shot down whistleblower cop Adrian Schoolcraft’s attempt to remove a quote of himself using the N-word from a countersuit by his ex-commander, saying its use “may potentially shed light on issues at the crux” of the case.
Manhattan federal Judge Robert Sweet sided with NYPD Deputy Inspector Steven Mauriello in a $2 million counterclaim alleging Schoolcraft drummed up bogus complaints about wrongdoing at the 81st
Precinct in Brooklyn because he wanted to punish his ex-boss.
The sentence in question quotes Schoolcraft as saying that officers at the 81st Precinct — which Mauriello previously commanded — “just worked together, so we wouldn’t have to work with any n—–s.”
Schoolcraft in an April 7 legal filing had claimed the racist comments were “maliciously inserted without any legitimate purpose,” but the judge said “the statement’s inflammatory nature is not sufficient to grant a motion to strike.”
Mauriello filed his countersuit in response to a $50 million lawsuit Schoolcraft filed in 2010 claiming he was forced to spend time in a mental ward after reporting cops at the 81st fudged crime stats.