Posted on 04/19/2006 12:39:59 PM PDT by beaversmom
My sister-in-law told me over Easter weekend of a potential scam that occurred at her place of work. She works in the Human Resources department for this company and is a very reliable source.
It happened last month here in the Denver area. Her place of work is in a cul de sac and not the type of business that generally gets the general public just walking in.
It was a snowy day that day. Her place of work has a nice front area with a receptionist. A Mexican woman walked in with a young boy who was wearing a helmet. The woman asked the receptionist if she could come in to use her cell and she told her it would be all right.
The front area is nicely furnished and has glass tables. The young boy took off his helmet and decided that he is going to use it to beat on the glass furniture.
The receptionist politely asked the woman if she would stop the boy from doing that and that's when all hell broke lose. The woman became unglued and said that she was being harrassed because she was Hispanic and she then called the police. The receptionist also called the police.
Luckily and unbeknownst to the Mexican woman, all of this was caught on video tape. The police officer(s) said this is a common scam happening lately. A person will come in and deliberately create some kind of problem and when confronted will scream racism, call the cops, and try to sue. So far my SIL has not heard of a lawsuit being filed against the company but that is to be seen.
"So now I guess our hispanic "guests" are doing the work that even American gypsies won't do. <sarc"
LOL.
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