Karen Read exposes Massachusetts cops’ anti-Asian texts in new lawsuit

Allegations that officers freely express racial animus for years without consequence echoes a familiar and dangerous pattern for Asian Americans.

Jun 10, 2026

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Sean Goode (left) and Michael Proctor (right). Image via CBS Boston | YouTube

Multiple anti-Asian slurs are among the racist text messages at the center of Karen Read’s new lawsuit against two Massachusetts police departments, raising new questions about bias in law enforcement.

Offensive messages

The lawsuit filed June 5 in Bristol County Superior Court a…

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