Beer Distributor complained of Racism

[Nate Dogg]

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – To those closest to him, Omar Thornton was caring, quiet and soft-spoken. He was excited to land a well-paying job at a beer delivery company a few years ago and his longtime girlfriend says they talked of marrying and having children.

But underneath, Thornton seethed with a sense of racial injustice for years that culminated in a shooting rampage Tuesday in which the Connecticut man killed eight and wounded two others at his job at Hartford Distributors in Manchester before killing himself.

I have several questions.

1. How many minority workers are there?
2. How many times did he complain about being harassed?
3. Did any of these racist remarks get documented?

source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_beer_distributor_shootings

 

[Nate Dogg]

He was one of two black people working there.

Chris Roos, secretary and treasurer of Teamsters Local 1035, which represents the company's drivers, said Thornton never filed a racial complaint with the union or a government agency.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/08/03/connecticut.business.shootings/index.html

 

[The Sebastian Express]

"This all could have been avoided," Holliday said. "He went to the Union a couple of times with issues concerning what was going on, and it was not dealt with appropriately."

Holliday said, "He had some instances of racism at the company. They were hanging nooses in the bathroom and writing stuff like that. They were singling him out because he was the only black person there in that area."

Thornton's family said he had taken pictures of the threats and said they believe he just snapped Tuesday morning.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20012557-504083.html

 

[Nate Dogg]

I still get the vibe that the budweiser distribution company fucked up and they should have taken things more seriously with these racist activities that were going on in the plant.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I would recommend using a hidden tape and or video recorder to document the racism for a nice fat lawsuit rather than going bat shit crazy, killing a bunch of people and then yourself.

 

[MARIS61]

I sure hope nobody is saying that being picked on and called names is a justification for mass murder.

Good people don't react that way. Regardless of appearances this guy was an evil POS and too bad he didn't just off himself without ruining the lives of 8 other families.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I sure hope nobody is saying that being picked on and called names is a justification for mass murder.

Good people don't react that way. Regardless of appearances this guy was an evil POS and too bad he didn't just off himself without ruining the lives of 8 other families.

Typical liberal BS, always trying to blame the victims.

Wait, maybe it's conservatives that do that. Anyway, my point still stands. It's always "those" people who are blaming the victims.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

I have several questions.

1. How many minority workers are there?
2. How many times did he complain about being harassed?
3. Did any of these racist remarks get documented?

source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_beer_distributor_shootings

Maybe he listens too much to Jesse Jackson.

 

[Paxil]

Maybe the were calling him pyscho maniac.