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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I LIKE WATERMELON WHATS WRONG WITH THAT UNLESS HE BROUGHT IT AS AN INSULT WITH THE FLOWER ON IT ????????????
You guys are a day late and a dollar short on this one. This story is a good bit old. Try again. Or try when it happens.
Old news. Rehired
WHAT IF A$#%&!@*BROUGHT THE WATERMELON, RACIST IDIOTS!!
So they gonna fire people for bringing fried chicken to a potluck?
People need to lighten up – At my Corrections Officer Academy graduation party, we were all giving suggestions on what we should bring – When a black officer brought up chicken, I immediately suggested bringing some watermelon to go with that chicken – No one had an issue with it… because we were all adults!!! I have been ribbed about being Italian and that my last name contains the word ‘Loco’ in it… Why should that negatively affect me? I am bigger than that – I know who I am in Christ and that, at best, I will spend the blinking of an eye in the flesh before moving on to an eternity in Heaven with Jesus or in the Lake of Fire – Live for eternity and stop weighing every word that comes your way for an opportunity to be offended… Be happy!!!
They should fire all that complained because you hired children.
This may be old, but it is still STUPID!!!!!!
Political correctness really gone wrong.
He must have forgotten to bring the fried Chicken