Albany plans to fire officer over racist rant; releases video of remarks But termination of Officer Daniel Haupt could take months under New York's arbitration process FacebookTwitterEmail ALBANY – As the police department released video of the officer's racist remarks, the police chief took steps Friday to fire the patrolman who was caught on tape calling Black people “the worst f__ing race.” But while the department said it would terminate Officer David W.Haupt, it will likely be signing his paychecks for some time if he contests the decision and pushes the process to arbitration. The department released the video Friday afternoon after refusing to disclose it when the Times Union on Thursday published a transcript of Haupt’s comments to an Albany County sheriff’s deputy.