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Friday, March 05, 2010

Things that continue to fall under the radar! Race based incidents are up!

City worker suspended for noose at work



FORT LAUDERDALE

, Fla., March 3 (UPI) -- A Florida city worker was suspended for 30 days after leaving a noose in the mechanics shop where he worked.

Leslie Vargas, 64, a 22-year employee of the city of Fort Lauderdale who worked most recently as a utilities mechanic, left the noose in the area where tools are kept at the Central Maintenance Shop, the Florida Sun-Sentinel reported Tuesday.

His suspension began March 1, the newspaper reported.

Vargas wrote an apology to his fellow employees that read: "It was (not my intention) to cause any problem, I was only practicing knots in general as I always do … If I offended anyone I am sorry in the future I will be more sensitive."

Vargas is required to attend a six-hour course in ethnic studies and signed a "last chance agreement," stating he must resign if there is reason for any further disciplinary action against him, said city spokesman Chaz Adams.

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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous4:57 PM

    Hm hm.. that's very interessting but frankly i have a hard time understanding it... wonder how others think about this..

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