Posted on 07/06/2018 10:11:26 AM PDT by Blue House Sue
Um, folks, this is not good. I know employers have the right, but a society like this will create dangers that it does not anticipate.
“How would he know that?”
Maybe because she had a key card.
But, being that he is now unemployed, Mr. Bloom will have plenty of time sitting around the pool to ponder that question.
Guy could very well be an a-hole and/or a racist punk but most of the stories like this tend to lack details and contain emotional embellishments, which make it questionable.
And how do you confirm that to the person in charge of stopping people from sneaking in to use the pool?
"...she had a key card..."
She was refusing to show him her card. Because he “didn’t ax no one else”
She had a key card.
We are no longer a Christian nation; thus, we have no mercy.
It can only lead to war.
Both of my neighborhood pools ask for my ID - why is this lady complaining?
Unless of course, she was bred with a chip on her shoulder to think every negative experience she has is tied to her race.
“And how do you confirm that to the person in charge of stopping people from sneaking in to use the pool?”
What reason did he have to believe she snuck into the pool?
She entered the gate with a key card.
NC is an at will employment State. Absent a contract, or one of the federal “special protected classes” the boss can fire you for any reason or no reason at all.
(1) Cards can be handed around easily. Being in possession of the card does not prove ownership or permission to use. Ask anyone who has had a credit card stolen or cloned.
(2) I think Mr.Bloom should have explained it differently. Something along the lines of: "Ma'am, it's my job as the pool chairman to make sure only folks in our HOA who pay for the pool are using it. Another person at the pool indicated that they didn't know you, so this is not me singling you out. I ask people for ID several times a week, especially if they are people I don't know or recognize, or I haven't seen them at other HOA community functions. I'm asking for ID sometimes people have visitors in the summer, so they'd know the address, but that doesn't mean they are authorized to use the pool unless the homeowner is with them."
(3) When asked if he was going to apologize to her, he might have said, "I will apologize for questioning you as long as you apologize for calling me racist. Your "feeling" that I questioned you because I am racist is wrong."
(4) I agree that he has a case against his employer. Unless he is in a position of public trust where he is accountable to his employer 24/7, that's wrong. I wonder what Ms. Edwards employer has to say? If I were her employer, I would want assurance that her interactions with customers & co-workers of different races don't start with a chip on her shoulder, as it appears this one might have.
Discrimination happens to people of all races and genders. Racism is not just repulsive behavior on the part of white people against black people. And it is very wrong no matter who initiates it or is the victim.
Our community gives out a 4 digit passcode. People have been known to pass it around to friends and family not living in our community. They cannot be there unless accompanied by somebody who does live there.
I’m subjected to showing my proof every time I go to our pool when they ask for it. She’s not any more special than anybody else. I fail to see her beef to be honest.
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