Aaron L.
Hodges:
I have to
restrain myself from saying what I would really like to say about this individual.
He was recently fired from Nordstrom’s in Portland
for posting on Facebook what normal,
decent people would consider one of the most hateful, distasteful, stupid and
racist statements imaginable.
He
wrote: “Instead of slamming the police, I prefer a Kenny Fort approach. Every time an unarmed black man is killed,
you kill a decorated white officer, on his door step in front of his family.”
According to
The Oregonian article 12/17/14, Hodges stated that the comment was taken out of
context and that he didn’t actually mean for it to be literally interpreted.
OK, I understand. And, if I was to say that Hodges was a moron, I am not inferring that he is literally a moron - he is, however, a moron, figuratively speaking.
OK, I understand. And, if I was to say that Hodges was a moron, I am not inferring that he is literally a moron - he is, however, a moron, figuratively speaking.
Nordstrom’s
did ask Hodges to seek work elsewhere. I'm sure they were very polite about it. Nordstrom’s is, after all, a responsible employer
in our community. And very accommodating too. According to the Oregonian, Hodges had been
previously convicted for Assault, Forgery, and “eight counts of manufacturing
and delivering drugs.”
Nordstrom’s employment
philosophy is, apparently, that everyone deserves a second, third, fourth,
perhaps a fifth chance. Makes one wonder
where Mr. Hodges was working at Nordstrom’s.
He’d be a good fit for HR, or even the Accounting Department.
Oh, yes, and
who exactly is Jeff Fort?
Per Wikipedia: “Jeff Fort is a former Chicago gang leader.
Fort was convicted of drug trafficking in 1983 and sentenced to 13 years in
prison. He is currently serving a 155 year prison sentence after being
convicted of terrorism conspiracy in 1987 for
plotting to commit attacks inside the U.S. in exchange for weapons and $2.5
million from Libya.”
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