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Monday, November 30, 2015

'Dancing Cop' Fired for Protesting Dunkin Donuts Worker's #BlackLivesMatter Message

For more than 30 years, retired Officer Tony Lepore has brought good cheer to the city of Providence with the famous dance moves he'd perform while directing holiday traffic.

But he was turned down for the job this season because he protested a Dunkin Donuts restaurant whose employee had written #BlackLivesMatter on a cop's coffee cup.

The Providence police department said Lepore misrepresented the department and committed a "disservice" to the city.

But there's been a bit of good news for the retired officer: He's been hired across the river in East Providence to direct their holiday traffic.

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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good for East Providence for hiring him.

Anonymous said...

I was getting kinda sick of watching his antics anyway everytime I went there to see relatives.It was really neat the first few times however.

Anonymous said...

And the worker who wrote on the coffee cup is still working?

Anonymous said...

Is this for real or a Simpson's episode?

Anonymous said...

I would certainly hope the DD employee was fired on the spot.

It is his right to protest being ill-treated. And I bet no looting was involved, in his protest...unlike the BLM idiots.

Anonymous said...

wrongful dismissal suit will be a cash cow for him in arbitration