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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums2018 was the year of 'Living While Black': followups with the people who called the cops on blacks
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/2018-year-living-black-update-controversial-cases-130038174.html
2018 was the year of 'Living While Black': An update on the most controversial cases
Robert Ortiz: At the end of the day, my actions were unjustifiable.
Brooklyn resident Robert Ortiz, who called 911 on his Lyft driver for refusing to turn on the radio and using the N-word while he was at it, didnt earn a catchy nickname on Twitter, but he did lose his job.
During the 16-minute video shot in October by driver Shawn Pepas Lettman, Ortiz and his two friends threatened to make your night a living hell and spat, F*** Black Lives Matter from the back seat of Lettmans parked car. Ortiz claimed the driver was racist against gay people and I know my legal rights as an American citizen that voted for Trump He also called Lyft and law enforcement.
In a statement sent to Yahoo Lifestyle, Lyft called Ortizs behavior extremely concerning and medical clinic CityMD said it had fired Ortiz. This is to confirm that this individual was terminated and is no longer employed by or affiliated with CityMD in any capacity, the company wrote on Facebook.
A few days later, Ortiz told Pix11, At the end of the day, my actions were unjustifiable. Theres nothing that I can say but this: I was drinking a lot of the stuff I said, I didnt remember until the next day. Thats not how I was raised to treat people. I grew up in the projects. So I want to make sure people understand that Im not racist.
Gas Station Gail: We express our regret for any actions on our part.
In October, South Carolina activist Jonathan Thrower made a Facebook video of Murphys gas station manager Brenda Metz calling the police on him and a group of young people who had just come from peacefully protesting in North Charleston, S.C.
Thrower told Yahoo Lifestyle that while his group, which included children as young as 1, was inside the store buying water, Metz arrived outside, yelling, Leave now! Leave now! Im calling 911 and then called the police.
A 911 call published by Charleston City Paper revealed Metz saying, I need a police officer now. I have, like, 30 people standing out here and they will not leave. Theyre standing there, theyre Guns Down Chuck Town something, she said about the groups statement shirts. I mean, its like a riot out here.
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Metz hung up on Yahoo Lifestyle when called for comment in October.
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2018 was the year of 'Living While Black': followups with the people who called the cops on blacks (Original Post)
Demovictory9
Jan 2019
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guruoo
(5,092 posts)1. That Uber driver was supercool
His look was like, 'OK, this shit again'
cyclonefence
(4,483 posts)2. He was impressive
I don't know how he kept a straight face. I know why--that guy in the back seat was doing everything he could to provoke a reaction, any reaction--and by not reacting Mr. Lettman won. There was absolutely no justification for anything Ortiz said or did.
Demovictory9
(32,462 posts)4. Gofundme raised him about 48K
safeinOhio
(32,696 posts)3. I was drunk.
Proof, not an excuse.