Brent Gobbell: Whites Have No Power Over E-Mail

Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Brent Gobbell, 51, might not like black people, but today he probably dislikes Microsoft Outlook even more.

A Tennessee state trooper who accidentally sent an e-mail proclaiming white pride to 787 state employees has been suspended for 15 days without pay and will have to attend diversity training.

The e-mail from Trooper Brent Gobbell states, in part, “You rob us, carjack us, and shoot at us. But, when a white police officer shoots a black gang member … you call him a racist.” It also includes a list of racist epithets.

The state Department of Safety says Gobbell sent the e-mail to himself so he could print a copy. He did not realize he had also sent it to hundreds of state employees.

This incident must be a true embarrassment to those Tennessee Highway Patrol hicks who can consistently print their racist emails without accidentally forwarding them to the rest of the state government.