[TigerClaws]

Triggered.

[The_Media_never_lie]

How about an interview with him to see if there was racial intent?

[Bodleian_Girl]

And just like that, watermelon started disappearing from the world.

[Mr. Mojo]

"There is zero tolerance for discriminatory behavior inside the Detroit Fire Department."

And how exactly is bringing a watermelon to work discriminatory?

[Pollster1]

Some people are so delicate that they are not worth working with. I’m just surprised to find firefighters in that category. He’s lucky he lost that job; putting his life in the hands of racists would have been a waste.

[stylin19a]

...Pattison by phone who claims it was not a joke - and he did not mean to offend his fellow firefighters. But he clearly did.

No, they were offended by what he did - difference.

[ozaukeemom]

So, if a probationary employee in a police department had brought in donuts, would they be fired?

[Mears]

Do you think he would have been fired in the old days if he had brought Irish bread?

We are letting ONE minority run the country.

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[independentmind]

I love watermelon and I am not black.

[Robert DeLong]

Absolutely insane.

[Rastus]

For some reason, I always see blacks getting orange drinks from soda machines. I will never, ever bring orange drinks to a fire station!

[M-cubed]

if he’d brought Fried Chicken they would have hung him on the spot!

[Blood of Tyrants]

Some people are looking to be offended by anything and everything.

[Flick Lives]

Time to contact a lawyer. Illegal termination of employment.

[bar sin·is·ter]

Tr = n

[bar sin·is·ter]

Should have brought some purple drank and skittles.

[EnglishOnly]

” Should he have lost his job over a watermelon?”

Absolutely Not. Someone is giving you a gift.

Pitiful. Shame on Detroit Fire Dept. BTW, - If that’s how they run their fire dept., (?).... the guy is much better off, staying clear from people like that!

[Vlad The Inhaler]

Lawsuit!!!

[riri]

We have friend who does pest control for commercial businesses.

He was talking to another guy, a new guy. I guess these guys work on commission and sort of "own their routes", so to speak.

So, trying to help the new guy out he said something like, "You should go down to XSY, there is a black lady with a bunch of nice cars over there, I bet that would be a nice account".

Something to that effect. That innocuous.

Within the next few days, he was called down to his supervisor's office. He was reprimanded and made to sign some kind of form that acknowledged he understood what he did. They told him if he refused, he would be terminated.

Soviet level.

[V K Lee]

Feel absolutely nothing at all for the ignorant.
For those who love the taste of watermelon on their tongue and palate, I suggest try cantaloupe or possibly, bananas the next time food is considered. IF COTTON in the bowl can set off a justice warrior in a retail store, it is not surprising a green watermelon can cause a group of burly, he-man firemen to freak out and raise their skirts.

[generally]

In a statement Jones says: “There is zero tolerance for discriminatory behavior inside the Detroit Fire Department.

Then why are they discriminating against watermelon and against people who like watermelon?