Conn. Mayor Joe Maturo Eats a Crow Taco After Latino Remark

Mmmm... tacos.

That was basically the response of East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. to the news that the FBI had arrested four of his police officers on suspicion of intimidating the city's Latino population. When asked by WPIX reporter Mario Diaz what he planned to do for worried Latinos after the arrests on Tuesday, the mayor reflected:

Incredibly, the interview just gets more uncomfortable from there. (Full video below.) Maturo attempts to explain, backtrack – "I might have spaghetti tonight" – and finally disown the remark, calling what he is having for dinner "immaterial." By the time the camera fades to black, viewers are left with a comprehensive understanding of the mayor's favorite foods but little idea of how he plans to handle his allegedly racial-profiling cops.