So Foul! LA Hospital Investigating Hate Crime Aimed At Black Employees

September 13th, 2012 - By Brande Victorian

Source: Crime Blotter

I think I’m more mad some grown adult actually took the time to find a Ken doll, color it’s face in with a permanent marker, and hang it by a fake noose in a Los Angeles hospital, than I am any racist message the person was trying to impart. Kaiser Hospital Riverside in Southern California is currently investigating such a racist display directed at African American employees within their IT Department.

According to the Press Enterprise:

Riverside police are expected to meet with Kaiser Permanente officials Thursday, Sept. 13, to discuss why a mannequin with black paint on its face and a racial slur (the n-word) written on its chest was left hanging in the health care provider’s Magnolia Avenue hospital.

Police opened an investigation this week after a hospital worker walked into the Magnolia Avenue police station on Monday afternoon, Sept. 10, and said he found the black-faced mannequin hanging near his work area on Friday, Sept. 7, said Sgt. David Amador, who is in charge of the investigation.

The worker brought photos of the mannequin, which had a racial slur and the word “hang” written across its chest. The mannequin was discovered in an area that is not open to the public.

Sgt. Amador told the media his team is looking at the incident as a hate crime, meanwhile employee Tyree Hale told NBC News, ”You’re not sure what to think.” Thankfully, Kaiser is taking the incident seriously with Peggy Hinz, the hospital’s director of issues and brand management saying in a statement:

“At Kaiser Permanente, we are deeply committed to respecting diversity, preventing discrimination and providing a work environment free of harassment,” Hinz wrote in an email. “We take the matter that has been brought to our attention extremely seriously. We are moving quickly to investigate the matter and will take appropriate action. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination in our workplace and will take all appropriate measures to address the full scope of this situation.”

Hopefully the next step will be firing the employee behind this cruel joke.

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  • IAJS

    Racists are really mentally undeveloped people. They are adult children who like to call people names for no real reason.

  • DMisses

    Disgusting. I’m from the south so I am used to seeing ish like this but I thought people in LA were more humble and united as far as racial barriers go. Just goes to show you that racism is still alive and thriving in every city/state smh

    • bornandraised

      This hospital is in Riverside which is 2 hrs away from LA and might as well be another state. It’s a totally different world and not as progressive or unified as L.A. proper. I won’t say there’s absolutely no racism in LA, but the chances that something this overt would occur are slim.

  • get real

    i would’ve pretend that I didn’t see it and went on about my business. And the person that normal speaks but that day he didn’t, the person who all of a suden couldn’t look me in eye would tell me who behind that. And from that moment I would know who teeth to knock out.

  • L-Boogie

    Wow.

  • Bubbles

    Now what happens when this racist person dies and God happens to be Black then what.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/RCBY7QS2BT2EOCGNYIRTCBIDYU Get Over yourself

    I guess they havent figured out that we are here to stay. They havent run us off all of these years. OMG!! Get a life.

  • entyce

    Some idiot had way too much time on his/her hands and a lot of mental issues. Its quite pathetic really. To top it off, the nut case took the time to actually shade in the face of a white male doll and go through all that to send the message that he/she is racist. However, he/she was too cowardly to boldly say it. What a headcase lol!!!

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/thesapphireempress96?feature=results_main A.J.

    Jesus. This is absolutely disgusting; what type of mind mus a person have to take the time to do this? It’s ad to see that things are not that much iffrent in L.A.than they were 20 years ago.

    • AP

      Well… Riverside is not in Los Angeles. It is 70 miles east of L.A. and it
      is a very racist place. I worked at the court there for a number of
      years and I saw it first hand from some of the judges, to the district
      attorneys, the POLICE, and the average everyday person of non-color! So it doesn’t
      surprise me. To think that someone that someone was bold enough to put the doll in this guys workplace tells me that they felt comfortable enough to feel they wouldn’t be caught or that nothing would happen to them if they were. Yes they were a coward who wasn’t man or woman enough to let their true feelings be heard but if you think about it this person felt not only like they thought it was cool to do but they also felt like there would be no consequences. I am not surprised knowing just how the racist that area is.

      • http://www.youtube.com/user/thesapphireempress96?feature=results_main A.J.

        Oh, thank you for correcting me. It seems like California is becoming less racially sensitive in recent years. And I agree. They wouldn’t be that bold as to actually put up the doll if they felt they were really going to get caught.

  • autumnbreeze

    Did he say “possible hate crime”????? Really???? hmmm…I think it’s pretty obvious that this is a hate crime! Sick people…smh

  • josh

    There is a lot of sick people in the work place….

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