A Detroit firefighter was fired before he officially began his first day on the job for bringing a watermelon to work.
Robert Pattison, 41, introduced himself to his fellow firefighters at Engine 55 at the corner of Joy and Southfield in Detroit by bringing a welcome gift, WJBK reported.
Second Battalion Chief Shawn McCarty calls this welcome gift “a tradition” for Engine 55’s firefighters.
“It’s not mandatory, it’s voluntary,” he said. “You come in bearing gifts. The usual gift is doughnuts, but you are allowed to bring whatever you want to bring in.”
Pattison, who was a probationary firefighter, decided to stand out from the crowd and bring a watermelon with a pink bow on top.
Some black firefighters were reportedly offended by Pattison’s gesture since 90 percent of the firefighters at Engine 55 are black.
“When you get your first detail at a firehouse you pretty much know what you are getting yourself into,” said Patrick Trout. “So you would have to say it was probably a bad call.”
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16 comments:
He should have taken them all pink p___y hats.
Well now , if I were to get fired for this GOD help the people who took this the wrong way , or what way. What the hell is wrong with bringing a watermelon in? Get a lawyer and sue the crap out of all of them.
Go to the complainants Church Picnics this weekend. I'll bet there's plentiful watermelon there!
The corporation I work for has banned any kind of pork because Muslims don't eat it. We used to have bacon for breakfast meetings and sometimes have a pig roast but it's no longer allowed due to political correctness.
Oh. No ! Water melon. [GmO] seeds seed less crunch crunch. Get out.! Race cysts! Go home. No, fun.!
The lefts minds are eventually just going to explode from their idiocy!
He should have brought cantaloupe instead.
Really. Are we that sensitive.
B.L.M. wants to Ban the making of Watermelon or as they say WASERMELON.... bc the fruit is raciast
Yeah! If he brought the pink pussy hats they all would be cheering. Sad state of affairs, SMH
Something missing from this story, but...
Watermelon is delish, low cal and could feed quite a few. Donuts are delish too, but not so good for you.
Sad,
Should have brought Colonel Sander's Kentucky Fried. Silly goose! LOL!
What the hell is wrong with us?
Who doesn't like watermelon?
I bet every one that was "offended" eats watermelons at home, and loves them. It's because a white man brought it that they were "offended." As usual, the black firefighters are the ones that are racist. If a black firefighter brought one in, they all would have cheered at the special treat.
The black firefighters were the racists. For making it racist. Ignorant fools. I would sue and claim racism against me.
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