The "noose" in this story was found in the area where firefighters practice knots. This could confuse someone with no knowledge of knots who really wants to see a noose.
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Posted on 06/28/2020 4:47:06 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The FBI is investigating after an apparent noose was found in the locker of a black firefighter in Bloomington, Minnesota, a spokesperson for the bureau confirmed to CBS News. The incident was first made public by the city's mayor, who said Saturday that "a piece of rope resembling a noose" was discovered in the locker on June 15.
"I regret to inform you about some horrible news regarding an incident at one of the City's fire stations," Bloomington Mayor Tim Busse said in a statement. "A piece of rope tied into what appears to be a crude noose was discovered in the gear locker of a Black firefighter at a Bloomington fire station on June 15."
Bloomington is only about 10 miles away from Minneapolis, where the death of George Floyd set off worldwide protests against police brutality and racism.
Busse said the incident was reported to fire department leadership on June 23.
"I am disgusted, angry, and embarrassed by this cowardly act. To be clear, this incident is very serious and is being dealt with aggressively," Busse said. "The City of Bloomington, including the Fire Department, is committed to being a safe and respectful place to work for all employees. We will not tolerate or, in any way, condone such behavior."
The mayor noted the "history of nooses being used as a symbol of hate and intimidation and a tool of horrific violence," and said he recognizes "that learning about this incident may be particularly traumatic for our Black community members."
Another apparent noose was discovered earlier this month in the garage of Bubba Wallace, the only black full-time driver in NASCAR, who also helped lead the push to ban the Confederate flag from the organization's future events...
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SS&SU.
“...Another apparent noose was discovered earlier this month in the garage of Bubba Wallace, the only black full-time driver in NASCAR, who also helped lead the push to ban the Confederate flag from the organization’s future events...”
Already proven to be a garage door puller that has been there for years...Keep up, CBS/YAHOO
Thanks - there’s some freaky stuff at that link to the video in #1.
Yikes.
The "noose" in this story was found in the area where firefighters practice knots. This could confuse someone with no knowledge of knots who really wants to see a noose.
BOWLINE:
FIGURE EIGHT ON A BIGHT:
Yep.
Who cares?
“Wouldn’t it be easier for the Amazon Compost to cover black people who *haven’t* been choked by a cop or *haven’t* found a noose somewhere near them?????”
There AREN’T ANY. Apparently. I’m waiting to hear George Wallace has been found hiding under every black guy’s bed! With a police dog and noose.
Sorry. I’ve become rather bitter over the last couple of weeks. I really thought the young people living racially mixed lives their entire lives had stopped paying attention to race. But some people refuse to think about anything else!
And the FBI has nothing better to do? Time to eliminate the FBI. Fire them all! They need jobs other than looking for Russians who don’t exist and door pulls that sort of resemble nooses.
Who can get into his locker beside him?
I should warn you, there are some graphic (violent) photos at the links I posted, too.
Sorry about that. The links go to online newspapers, the only place I could find information.
Yacht Rock will be outlawed then.
Cultural misappropriation! Everyone knows that bad white guys with black hats were strung up in the old west.
They will get my Little River Band albums over my dead body!
What is the Federal interest in this event?
I’m sure he will get over the trauma. If someone left a noose which I highly doubt, it will probably be the first valid noose story in 10 years. So there may be someone running around in a population of 330 million people that does not like black people.I’m sure there is more than one non white person in our population that would like to harm a white person. No one really cares other than the media and the race bait hustlers looking to drum up business.
No more Pablo Cruise or Dr. Hook?
Here we go again ... another wild goose chase for a noose on the loose!
#FakeHateCrime #HateCrimeHoax
Another apparent noose was discovered earlier this month in the garage of Bubba Wallace
No, it wasn't a noose.
I cannot recall such an incident in the past 15 years that actually turned out to be genuine and not self-inflicted (by the offended person or others from his/her community).
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