Boris backs BBC DJ over Sun Has Got His Hat On racism row – Yahoo News UK.

For a mistake he was willing to apologize for on the air, I don’t think this should have gotten to the point of firing.  An ass chewing, sure, and a note in his personnel file that would count against his next raise/promotion, but firing?  That seems a little too far.  He should have paid more attention to the music he was playing, but I don’t think this should be a firing offense.

This does, of course, assume that the guys disciplinary record is otherwise clean.  While I wouldn’t fire someone over this alone, I could certainly see it being a last straw that leads to firing after a history of misconduct and/or incompetence.