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Erica Winchester, Massachusetts Woman, Spews Racial Slurs At Mailman (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post   First Posted: 11/12/10 04:37 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:10 PM ET

Racist Woman Postal Worker Massachusetts

Wait a minute Mr. Postman, why is that woman yelling racial epithets at you?

That might have been what one postal worker was thinking when this video was shot last year in Hingham, Massachusetts.

The footage documents an incident in which a woman approaches a mailman's vehicle and assaults him repeatedly with racial slurs, insults and apparently a physical blow of some sort, all because he said he could not accept a certified letter that she had signed for, but no longer wanted.

Though the woman follows up her "f**king ni**er thief" attack with a claim that she's "not prejudiced," her rhetoric and tone in the videos speak for themselves.

In the days after the video went viral on forums such as 4Chan and Reddit, the sleuthing power of the collective interwebs has turned up the culprit's supposed identity: one Erica Winchester. The 60-year-old woman "once threatened a cop that she would 'chop off' his genitals after he arrested her for trespassing at a community theater rehearsal where she warned cast members they would 'get it with a machine gun,'" according to the Smoking Gun.

Ironically enough, Winchester owns a company that helps customers improve their public speaking by teaching things such as "accent reduction."

The postal worker was apparently fired following the incident, although the reason for his firing is unclear.

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Wait a minute Mr. Postman, why is that woman yelling racial epithets at you? That might have been what one postal worker was thinking when this video was shot last year in Hingham, Massachusetts. T...
Wait a minute Mr. Postman, why is that woman yelling racial epithets at you? That might have been what one postal worker was thinking when this video was shot last year in Hingham, Massachusetts. T...
 
 
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dbrett480
06:49 PM on 12/02/2010
Thank God she can shout racist remarks without an accent.
10:38 AM on 11/16/2010
Oh thrillsville. Another look-at-the-racist por.n, as if Black people don't already know this is a daily occurrence.
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tonedef
Tragically, my micro-bio remains empty, soulless.
11:25 PM on 11/15/2010
Her web site is one of the ugliest things I've ever laid eyes on.
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Sugarmaker
Act like what you do makes a difference, it does
08:48 PM on 11/15/2010
I was suspicious that this was staged, but it's apparently real. Lots of crazies out there.
05:22 PM on 11/15/2010
Think she listened to Dr. Laura much? That popped off her tongue too easy!
05:13 PM on 11/15/2010
What is wrong with this woman! I can't believe that this poor guy was fired for this and that charges were dropped against this woman for abuse. If you know Erika Winchester, avoid doing business with her. She wants to be a supremacist, she can be one all alone.
05:32 PM on 11/15/2010
"I spoke to a mail carrier today. He told me that the carrier from the video was indeed fired, but not for the incident on the video. He wasn't doing his job. Apparently skipping duties such as monitoring relay boxes and "not caring" about his duties. "They" had been watching him for some time... the final straw was when he drove over and ripped up a residential lawn with the mail truck..."

http://gawker.com/5688566/meet-the-volvo+driving-racist-mailman-harasser
01:01 AM on 11/16/2010
denier denier, were you hired by "DefendMyReputation.com" in lieu of Erica Winchester? You've written a lot of posts responding to people's comments on this HP article.
01:03 AM on 11/16/2010
denier denier, were you hired by Erica Winchester to defend her online reputation? You've written a lot of posts responding to people's comments on this HP article.
05:08 PM on 11/15/2010
I'm black and I don't think this womans behavior being brought to light helped or hurt anything. Racisim is alive and well in the United States.....PERIOD. Do you think I would take a ride thru Jasper, TX and not get called out of my name or looked down upon(or worse)? I know that all white people aren't like this, but I do understand that some are, and nothing much can be done about it. That being said, why should I let something that I can't change affect my life? You want to call me a N-Word, SO WHAT????? I've been called worse. I think some people invest too much energy in the negative that others say about them, instead of using that same energy to better themselves. There's always going to be some racist people in the world, so just tune them out and be the best person you can be. Do I think she was wrong, yes. But stuff like this happens everyday, so I'm not gonna go crazy about it.
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09:56 PM on 11/15/2010
...i'm glad this video was made public because it shows just how not 'post racial' America is...i'm not going to accept that this is 'just how it is'...

...make this public and continue to fight for our rights as Americans, no matter what color skin we have...the fight may have left you, but i'll be d@mned if i just accept it and not do anything about it...
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04:54 PM on 11/15/2010
Wow, that was bad. I haven't heard anything like that since Dennis Hopper's lengthy insult of Sicilians in the movie "True Romance."
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gomezrules
Why Don't We Do It In The Road?
04:46 PM on 11/15/2010
This is what happens when Democrats don't get their way. That leftist bastion of MA showed what it is all about back during the "bussing" heyday.
04:35 PM on 11/15/2010
Follow the link from jizello & see the news report that says the postman was fired cause his supervisor didn't believe him. She was charged but he never testified against her-he says he was never called to do so. Talk about dishonesty! He was never given ahis day in court,fired & abused. Shame on all Hingham officials -poor guy was the only black employee & they found a way to get rid of him.
He should sue the lot of them.
05:36 PM on 11/15/2010
He was fired for being incompetent.
04:27 PM on 11/15/2010
I know if it were me on that video the cops would have been at my door before I could blink. Since the authorities know who she is ,she should be arrested for assault & hate crime. Double standard for ppl stinks. Law applies to everyone. The police in that county should be ashamed .
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Edbeason
04:25 PM on 11/15/2010
Tea Bagger extraodinaire!!
04:18 PM on 11/15/2010
Is this woman any kin to Sarah Palin or Karl Rove? She sure behaves like she is a member of their clan! Or should I have spelled that Klan?
04:14 PM on 11/15/2010
wow. i guess he should've given her her card back, hm.
03:54 PM on 11/15/2010
Puzzle 1:
Why did he lose his job? He could not give back a signed card. That is illegal and if he had driven away, he would have injured the woman with her hand across the window.

Puzzle2
Why was the case against her dropped? I thought slapping someone is an assault?


Is the woman dementing?
05:36 PM on 11/15/2010
One Around Hingham commenter claims the guy in the video actually got fired for poor performance:

"I spoke to a mail carrier today. He told me that the carrier from the video was indeed fired, but not for the incident on the video. He wasn't doing his job. Apparently skipping duties such as monitoring relay boxes and "not caring" about his duties. "They" had been watching him for some time... the final straw was when he drove over and ripped up a residential lawn with the mail truck..."

http://gawker.com/5688566/meet-the-volvo+driving-racist-mailman-harasser
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09:57 PM on 11/15/2010
...no, she's a racist living in a racist community that protects her...