Amazon shuts down construction site after 7th noose found

[dalton99a]

https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-business-technology-beab8bb912d1a07388408d5d89d1c5eb

Amazon shuts down construction site after 7th noose found

WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) — Amazon has temporarily shut down a new warehouse construction site in Connecticut after a seventh noose was found hanging over a beam, a series of incidents local police called “potential” hate crimes.

Another rope tied like a noose was discovered Wednesday at the site in Windsor, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Hartford, prompting an intensified law enforcement investigation and calls by the state NAACP on Thursday for the suspect or suspects to be brought to justice.

Amazon said in a statement that it is closing the site until Monday so that additional security measures can be put in place.

Windsor police said they are working with the FBI and state police. A reward has been doubled to $100,000 for information leading to the identification of the culprits. The first noose was found at the site last month.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. SEVEN! wtf?

[bluedigger]

2. Time to fire every contractor on the site and rebid the job.

It's not Amazon's fault.

[MenloParque]

7. Yass!!

That’’s exactly what Amazon should do! I don’t give a fuck if you have no idea who planted these rope nooses! I don’t care if you are a single parent supporting children! Your ass is out of here, bub! Yes, Human Resources will do that right thing and shit can these working class low life fucks

[Elessar Zappa]

9. Working class lowlife fucks?

Umm, why are associating an individual’s racism with being working class? Sounds like classism to me.

[MenloParque]

11. Whoops!

Forgot the sarcasm tag. Didn’t think I needed it because obvious sarcasm is obvious.

[Clash City Rocker]

3. Surely a company with so much money can afford some security cameras

And they should have put them in after the first noose. What a weird story.

[Dave in VA]

5. Guess we were typing at the same time!

[Clash City Rocker]

13. Great minds think alike

But if the thought occurred to both of us, why didn’t Amazon come to the same conclusion? No great minds at Amazon?

[LiberalFighter]

15. Amazon does know where to buy security cameras. Right? Hmm

[WA-03 Democrat]

18. I have setup green field (brand new) operations globally

Security is planned of course but you don’t install it during construction. Things are moving, being disconnected, hell it’s a job site. If there are shenanigans like missing materials, a ton of beer bottles whatever, then you can setup a camera. But look at the picture. You don’t think they could throw a rope up somewhere where in that indoor cavern? Once the plant is up and going security will have eyes everywhere but that after everything has been built, inspected and certified.

[Dave in VA]

4. Maybe after the second or third one

someone might have thought to put up a security camera?

Just a thought?

[Sanity Claws]

6. Connecticut!

Just shows how widespread racism is.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

8. You are correct and

this has nothing to do with the Mason-Dixon line. Racism and bigotry are not limited by boundaries.

[Elessar Zappa]

10. Some places are worse than others though.

Look at what the Southern and other red states are doing to suppress black voters. You don’t see that happening in New England.

[Act_of_Reparation]

16. I used to work in Windsor Locks.

This isn't surprising.

[edhopper]

12. I don't understand this

why are they targeting Amazon and what is the purpose of these. Is it because non-white people will come into the area to work at this warehouse? I thought the Hartford area was diverse?

[IsItJustMe]

14. Just the good ol' boys having a little fun.

[Maraya1969]

17. I guess they hadn't put in the security cameras yet.

[RegularJam]

20. I'm not sure why a site like that would have cameras.

I would think it would be an insurance requirement. That whole wear house could be well covered for a grand.