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After reading more about what Sherrod actually said, I don't think her comments in March were meant to be racist, and were intended to be a life lesson, as she's said.
That being said, if anyone is to blame for her firing, and should face any kind of penalty, it's the Department of Agriculture. The decision to force her to resign came from them, and if they based that decision on incomplete information, and especially without even talking to her first, then shame on them. It's the duty of her superiors to investigate any accusations, and they completely fell down carrying out that responsibility.
That being said, if anyone is to blame for her firing, and should face any kind of penalty, it's the Department of Agriculture. The decision to force her to resign came from them, and if they based that decision on incomplete information, and especially without even talking to her first, then shame on them. It's the duty of her superiors to investigate any accusations, and they completely fell down carrying out that responsibility.