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In reply to the discussion: Home Depot fires 60-year-old black man after Trump supporter screams racist abuse at him [View all]DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)6. He essentially told the racist who insulted him he wouldn't insult him if he wasn't at work.
I empathize with Mr. Rucker but I can see why Home Depot acted as it did.. IMHO, he should have been given a warning.
I was all set to call for a boycott.
A just outcome would have been a warning for Mr. Rucker and a lifetime ban from HOME DEPOT for the racist asshat.
ON EDIT- The racist should be banned from HOME DEPOT. In the future harassed employees should immediately contact a manager. Verbal abuse, especially ugly verbal racist abuse shouldn't come with the job. I would have told that racist Deplorable to perform an anatomically impossible act on himself and laugh derisively when he was too pusillanimous to do anything about it but that's me. Deplorables are going to feel their oats among the wrong people.
I was all set to call for a boycott.
A just outcome would have been a warning for Mr. Rucker and a lifetime ban from HOME DEPOT for the racist asshat.
ON EDIT- The racist should be banned from HOME DEPOT. In the future harassed employees should immediately contact a manager. Verbal abuse, especially ugly verbal racist abuse shouldn't come with the job. I would have told that racist Deplorable to perform an anatomically impossible act on himself and laugh derisively when he was too pusillanimous to do anything about it but that's me. Deplorables are going to feel their oats among the wrong people.
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Home Depot fires 60-year-old black man after Trump supporter screams racist abuse at him [View all]
NY_20th
Jul 2018
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He essentially told the racist who insulted him he wouldn't insult him if he wasn't at work.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2018
#6
The article says because he confronted the racist customer rather than getting management
oberliner
Jul 2018
#8
The guy who went after that woman in the park was charged with a hate crime. This guy should also
rainlillie
Jul 2018
#20
Sounds like Mr. Rucker was rather restrained with the racist asshole.....hope he finds a better job
spanone
Jul 2018
#16
A just outcome would have been a warning for Mr. Rucker and a lifetime ban from Home Depot for ...
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2018
#24
I agree. Nobody should have to put up with that abuse at work from some Trump-loving, racist
smirkymonkey
Jul 2018
#83
No business would want this kind of bad P.R. so I beta he gets a nice check, a raise, and his .....
Botany
Jul 2018
#80
The employee made an appropriate response to an ignorant racist. HD should reconsider.
Hoyt
Jul 2018
#11
Deplorables are everywhere but if he pulled that shit in public he'd likely get a whuppin.
DemocratSinceBirth
Jul 2018
#22
I already had these scumbags on my shit list just based on their doucehbag founder. Now even more
Guy Whitey Corngood
Jul 2018
#64
Can't say he was valued to Home Depot he started at 12 a hour 13 years it was 12.78
MattP
Jul 2018
#78
"Black Home Depot employee fired after altercation with Trump supporter offered job back"
still_one
Jul 2018
#81