Do You Think Racism Still Exists In The Workplace?
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2010/08/05 20:31:51
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While police are investigating the tragic shooting in Hartford, Conneticut, many are wondering if Thorton's deadly rampage at Hartford Distributors was spurred by racial tensions. In the early hours of the morning and after the shooting, Thorton reportedly left a message on his mother's answering machine.
"I killed the five racists that were bothering me," Thorton said. Thorton is also to have reportedly told friends and colleagues that racial epitaphs were scrawled on his locker. However, the owners of Hartford Distributors have no record of complaints filed by Thorton. In fact, many things may have contributed to Thorton suddenly losing it.
According to police, managers confronted Thorton on the day of the shooting. They showed Thorton a video of him taking beers and informed him that he would not be driving trucks any longer. It was then that Thorton walked to the companies dining area, pulled his weapon from his lunch box, and began firing.
Regardless of what ever injustice Thorton did or did not face, it does not excuse the fact that he killed eight men. However, the Christan Science Monitor reports that six of 10 incidents in the workplace are racially motivated.
Do you think overt racism like this still exists in the workplace?
Read More: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0804/Is-racism-a...
Top Opinion
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gracie935 2010/08/06 02:22:14Yes, severe racism still exists in the workplace
+9There most definately is racism everywhere in the world, but this case has nothing to do with race. It is about a man getting fired for stealing and it pi$$ed him off. This playing the race card anytime a black person is busted is old and moldy now. Cry wolf too many times and no one believes you.
Regarding this case there were no complaints of racism ever levied with any agency or the union for this company. Not by any employee or this guy.
I do believe all the talk of racism, since Obama was elected, has made it worse.
A man who is half White, part Arab and part Black should have been a uniting factor for us but it hasn't turned out that way.
Amasing how people hear/see what they want to see...he said he was harrassed at work, but instead of believing that was his experience (and agreeing that is NO excuss for his actions) you claim that he 'did not accept or like the fact he was black' and has a 'huge chip on his shoulder'
This is why we have race issues in this country, no one is listening!!
Obviously, killing his co-workers/managers is not excusable, I dont care how bad the racism was. With that said, how can folks discard his claim of racial issues at work and then conclude he "did not like the fact that he was black"....that is crazy!