2012 Top Moments in Latino Politics, #5

By Jose Cruz, Our Tiempo

In one of the dumbest statements of the year an East Haven, Connecticut Mayor respond to charges that police officers in his town harassed, abused and brought false charges against Latino residents: by telling a reporter that you might eat tacos to help Latinos out.

After four officers in his town were charged by the Justice Department for violating the civil rights of Latino residents, Mayor Joseph Maturo showed his support for the community by saying- “I might have tacos when I go home.”

And it’s all on video:

Maturo subsequently apologized for his “insensitive and stupid answer.”

This article was first published in Our Tiempo.

Jose Cruz is a Puerto Rican/Irish multi-city/multi-hat guru at OurTiempo.com. An online entrepreneur, Jose is the in house editor and writer. With a background in politics and a career that includes a law degree, the Clinton White House and managing and developing websites geared at the Latino community, his tastes are as diverse as his work. Just at home diving into a Chicago Deep Dish Pizza to munching on a Fish Taco in East LA. Twitter: @JoseCruz2000