Greenfield police officer under fire for Confederate flag in garage (MA)
By Conor Berry
December 01, 2015 at 11:00 PM, updated December 02, 2015 at 1:11 AM
... A veteran Greenfield police officer is under scrutiny for allegedly displaying a Confederate flag on property he owns in Greenfield.
The officer has been identified as Sgt. Dan McCarthy, commander of the detective bureau and the Police Department's official liaison to the town's Human Rights Commission.
The Confederate flag hanging on a wall inside McCarthy's Shelburne Road garage is visible to passersby when the door is open, according to Rod and Lindel Hart, McCarthy's neighbors and the concerned parents of Hugh Hart, the couple's adopted 10-year-old son, who is black. Critics of the police sergeant have taken to social media to voice their disapproval, and the Harts are leading the charge.
Rod Hart .. wrote that Greenfield Mayor Bill Martin stopped by the family's home to "shake our hands and to hug Hugh and ... let him know that he is committed to making Greenfield safe for all." The father said he was "touched" by the mayor's gesture, characterizing the visit as "unexpected and kind" ...
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