A white Detroit firefighter ran into some problems when he brought some fruit into work instead of some glucose-laden donuts. While most folks would just be thankful for a snack and grab some artery clogging snacks on their time, this 90% African-American station saw things differently.
Robert Pattinson, 41, was excited to introduce himself to the other firefighters at Engine 55 on the corner of Joy and Southfield in Detroit. Per custom, he brought along a welcoming gift on his first day on the job
Second Battalion Chief Shawn McCarty calls this welcome gift “a tradition” for Engine 55’s firefighters.
But, some of the other firefighters saw things differently. Things went downhill fast when they realized his “welcoming gift” was really just a bold declaration that he was a “racist”. Continue to the next page to learn how a piece of fruit ruined a white firefighter’s career and what all went down when this supposed act of aggression was reported.
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Sue them for your job and have them all sent to sensitivity training, because they need to stop crying like little girls. I know what goes on in fire departments and the hazing of new recruits
They don’t want white people taking their cushy jobs. I was told that directly when I worked for DFD.
Would bananas have been better
I think those chem-trails we see in the sky have caused everyone to become weird. Just saying.
this is dumb
So rediculas
That’s racist to think that fruit is racist
Stupidity, to fire him.
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Come on people grow the —- up.