If someone were to hang a noose in my workplace, I would consider it a symbol of hatred, not unlike have a swastika painted on a home or a cross burned in one’s front yard. For that reason, I find them neither humorous or something to take lightly.
More importantly, it is nothing to lie about.
That why I agree with the decision to fire a black firefighter in Baltimore, MD. There have long been issues of race in the Baltimore fire department…legitimate issues. So, why Donald Maynard, a six-year veteran of the department, took it upon himself to fabricate a story about being the recipient of a threatening note and a noose is beyond me.
As of now, Maynard is suspended with a recommendation that he be fired. To that I say, good riddance.
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