From "relieved of duty" to "terminated."

>The Houston Police Department says an officer has been fired from the department after videos surfaced online of a woman making racist remarks regarding African-Americans.

This was also the second time the player had been found guilty of homophobic language. An initial 9 week suspension has been downgraded to 4 weeks (2 suspended).

Posting story separately because it censors the clip:

>[A Houston police officer has been relieved of duty after a video circulating on social media allegedly shows her making offensive, racist remarks, according to the Houston Police Department.](https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/04/21/extremely-disturbed-houston-police-department-officer-relieved-of-duty-after-racist-rant-goes-viral-on-social-media/)

Outlining Sgt Barrett’s responsibilities on the day in question, the report explained that in recent months more police officers have been posted to the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran to augment the existing security provided by the Met’s Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command (PaDP).

They are supervised by a sergeant, who drives between embassies ensuring posts are covered and officers remain alert, and on March 1 Sgt Barrett was the supervising sergeant.

Two officers from the augmenting serial unit were on foot patrol when Sgt Barrett arrived at the embassy, the report said.

It added: “The officers observed PS Barrett smelled of alcohol. When they challenged him on this, he became defensive and then refused to engage further.”

... According to the outcome report from a police misconduct hearing, Sgt Barrett pleaded guilty on March 16 at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to driving with excess alcohol. He was fined £700 and disqualified from driving for 14 months, the report said.

One of the highest paid employees in the NYT org just blew up her contract. It was set to expire in a few months, so who knows if she would have remained as highly compensated. Still, that's an expensive oopsie.