Report: alleged Hartford Distributors shooter claimed racial harassment

csmonitor.com ^ | Aug 3 2010 | Amanda Paulson

[NoLibZone]

Nine people are dead in a workplace shooting in a Manchester, Ct., beer-distribution warehouse, and an unknown number are wounded.

On Tuesday morning, Omar Thornton, a driver for Hartford Distributors, went on a shooting rampage during a morning shift change, and then killed himself, police say.

Mr. Thornton, who had worked for the company for a couple of years, had been called in for a disciplinary hearing, according to reports, and was on his way there this morning. It was unclear whether the meeting had taken place before he started shooting.

Joanne Hannah, a former neighbor of Thornton whose daughter had dated him, also told the Courant that Thornton, who is black, had complained about racial harassment at work and that his superiors had refused to address his complaint.

[dalebert]

well that's an excuse.. I thought maybe Ala told him to do it.

[jimbo123]

Blame Whitey because he was caught on videotape stealing cases of beer from his employer?

[patriot08]

Racial tension and violent acts just get worse and worse.
Thanks, you Marxist/Muslim pos.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

0bama doesn’t know whom to invite to this beer summit, but of course he’s thinking: the racist distributors acted stupidly.

[Kozak]

I’ll bet anything that before the facts were known the press was talking about “an angry white conservative” as the probable perp.

[Onelifetogive]

Report: alleged Hartford Distributors shooter claimed racial harassment

I'm thinking beer at the White House. Kind of a "Weekend at Bamies" thing.

[abigailsmybaby]

Of course! That he was caught stealing beer a week ago and was about to be fired for it had nothing to do with it.

[showme_the_Glory]

looter guy moved?

[muir_redwoods]

They do have him on video tape stealing beer from the warehouse so the racial angle is going to be a tough one to make work but they’ll have plenty of help, I’m sure.

[Gay State Conservative]

Good God! Before this is over this filthbag’s heirs will get a multi million dollar court judgment.

[Gay State Conservative]

They do have him on video tape stealing beer from the warehouse so the racial angle is going to be a tough one to make work....

You're from Connecticut and you say that? Yikes! I'd bet the clothes on my back that this pig's heirs have just won the lottery.In front of a Connecticut jury,that is.

[kimoajax]

It’s Bush’s fault!

[screaminsunshine]

The blame for this lies at the feet of CNN and MSNBC. Stoking the fires of Race.

[onyx]

Sorry. It’s Obama’s fault now.

[Marty62]

HUH, I heard he was caught drinking beer (vid cam) ON THE JOB.

That guy stumbling into a grocery store near you is your beer truck driver. Yeah that works.

[Diogenesis]

Is it his fault given that Eric Holder and the entire
DO”J” clearly told him he could now steal and kill
-— as long as only crackers and babies were victimized?

[ßuddaßudd]

w e a k

[bigbob]

Is this the guy?

[mass55th]

"Blame Whitey because he was caught on videotape stealing cases of beer from his employer?"

"Looter Guy" in Connecticut??

I'm surprised the likes of Jesse jackson, Calypso Louie, and Al Sharpton haven't blamed the company for deliberately putting the guy in the job so he'd be tempted to steal the beer.