A New York meteorologist was fired after he said "Martin Luther Coon Park” in reference to a park named after Martin Luther King Jr. He said that using the word was a mistake caused by speaking too fast, and not a malicious use of the racial epithet. Do you think firing him was the right decision or the wrong decision? | Daily Question

A New York meteorologist was fired after he said "Martin Luther Coon Park” in reference to a park named after Martin Luther King Jr. He said that using the word was a mistake caused by speaking too fast, and not a malicious use of the racial epithet. Do you think firing him was the right decision or the wrong decision? Published on January 9, 2019 → Survey conducted on January 9, 2019 on 8498 U.S. adults

All adults

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Right decision

38%

Wrong decision

31%

Don’t know

31%

Right decision

38%

Wrong decision

31%

Don’t know

31%