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[Che'_Moderator]

Its old news I know but Mike didn't believe me.

Pensacola auto dealership accused in racial harassment suit


The Associated Press
PENSACOLA, Fla. - An auto dealership is accused in a federal lawsuit of failing to stop employees from harassing black workers by using racial slurs, jokes and epithets, and displaying a hangman's noose in a work area.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Centennial Imports Inc. of Pensacola in U.S. District Court here.
"Racial discrimination is intolerable in any workplace," said Federico Costales, the commissioners Miami district director, in a news release Monday.
Centennial Imports, which sells new Mercedes-Benz and Volvo cars, did not return a call seeking comment Tuesday.
The suit alleges upper management did nothing after black employees in the dealership's detail shop had complained of being subjected to slurs, jokes and epithets from supervisors and other workers.
The harassment, instead, worsened to the point where a supervisor displayed the hangman's noose in the detail shop, according to the suit.
The commission is seeking an injunction to prevent future acts and unspecified compensatory and punitive damages on behalf of the black employees.
EEOC officials said they sued only after being unable to reach a voluntary settlement.

[Fudge_Brownie]

Is Mike naive enough to think racism is truly dead and none of this shit goes on? That's my guess. What a silly hippy

[flyfishing3]

can't we all just get along

[ErikS]

flyfishing3, on 17 November 2011 - 09:16 PM, said:

can't we all just get along

People do some really stupid stuff when it comes to race. One of the employees at the pub down the street from me drew "Happy September 11th" with the twin towers as the "11" and a plane flying towards it on an arabic guy's to go order box on 9/11 this year.

WTF.

[Fudge_Brownie]

flyfishing3, on 17 November 2011 - 09:16 PM, said:

can't we all just get along

Get a drum and beat it.

[Mesoam]

flyfishing3, on 17 November 2011 - 09:16 PM, said:

can't we all just get along

GTFO with your hippie witchcraft

[BtownVolvo]

Fudge_Brownie, on 17 November 2011 - 10:00 PM, said:

Get a drum and beat it.

flyfishing3, on 17 November 2011 - 09:16 PM, said:

can't we all just get along

No damn hippy drum circles around here either...

[Tommy.]

BtownVolvo, on 18 November 2011 - 09:35 AM, said:

No damn hippy drum circles around here either...

Better keep those college know-it-all hippies outta here too....

[fastwagonhawaii]

that's just crazy, just another reason why I wouldn't live in Florida besides its to humid and there are to many hurricanes.

[Ihatespeedbumps]

[Fudge_Brownie]

Because the unfortunate 'price' to pay for liberty in this country is that groups like the KKK have the right to organize?

[Che'_Moderator]

fastwagonhawaii, on 20 November 2011 - 05:12 AM, said:

that's just crazy, just another reason why I wouldn't live in Florida besides its to humid and there are to many hurricanes.

http://www.usatoday....aii-cover_N.htm <-- Its crazy. Another reason I would not live in Hawaii other than I hate pineapple and humidity.

[flyfishing3]

i've never written into a paper before, but there's a letter in OP ED that tries to make a case that if you do not pay taxes, you should not be allowed to vote.

basically saying, if you don't pay taxes, you aren't up on the topics, so your vote is meaningless.

i guess, if you don't pay taxes, you're stupid, uneducated, wotrhless and weak. and should only be around to mow my yard.
this is such a closed minded view. also takes all you students out of the mix.

god forbid you aren't part of the 1% in this world.

[Che'_Moderator]

We need to define what you mean pay taxes better but I agree. If you are in jail you cannot vote again unless you petition to restore your voter rights. I think if you are on welfare you also get no vote.

[Pops Racer]

flyfishing3, on 20 November 2011 - 05:36 PM, said:

i've never written into a paper before, but there's a letter in OP ED that tries to make a case that if you do not pay taxes, you should not be allowed to vote.

basically saying, if you don't pay taxes, you aren't up on the topics, so your vote is meaningless.

i guess, if you don't pay taxes, you're stupid, uneducated, wotrhless and weak. and should only be around to mow my yard.
this is such a closed minded view. also takes all you students out of the mix.

god forbid you aren't part of the 1% in this world.

You wrote God without capitalizing. Your going to Hell.

about 50% of folks dont pay income tax, and of course GE neither... They can vote, but its pure idiocy that they should get an earned income tax credit and get a "refund". ..

The problem is many of the folks not paying are getting handouts and vote for the person that hands it out in the biggest stack. With out regard to other issue. Or whats best for the country. And that means corporations too.
Flat tax and cut govt spending and I'll know your serious. Anything else is a farce and just prolongs status quo.

And God doesn't pick your station for your. You get free will. Thats the gift. The rest is up to you. And if its handed to you, somebody somewhere in your family tree worked their asses off and sacrificed and invested and took chances to get it. See my sig line.

Rich people can survive bad stuff, poor folks get helped thru bad stuff, the middle better be able to hustle.

Edited by Pops Racer, 01 December 2011 - 02:30 AM.