Omaha firefighter alleges discrimination after finding her gear hanging from flagpole

[Omaha Steve]

https://omaha.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/omaha-firefighter-alleges-discrimination-after-finding-her-gear-hanging-from-flagpole/article_a16c30a8-6c1a-11eb-84db-97fbba686b76.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1

By Jessica Wade , Reece Ristau

An Omaha firefighter has filed a lawsuit against the City of Omaha, alleging discrimination and harassment based on her race, color and gender.

Jane Crudup was hired as a full-time firefighter on Jan. 14, 2019. According to the lawsuit, she is the fifth Black woman to serve as a firefighter in the more than 150-year history of the City of Omaha.

The court complaint, filed last week, alleges several accounts of harassment and discriminatory behavior. It cited a March 3 incident in which Crudup returned to Station 41, near 51st Street and Ames Avenue, to find her personal firefighter coat, pants, boots and helmet hanging from a flagpole.

She "found her helmet hanging above her firefighting coat, displayed in an order, simulating a hanging or public lynching ..." according to the complaint.

FULL story at link above.

[sfstaxprep]

1. Does She Not Realize The Country & State That She's In? nt

[Dream Girl]

2. So it's her fault? Kinda hostile aren't we?

[sfstaxprep]

3. I Never Said It's Her Fault

And yeah, I've grown more hostile every day that passes that I live in America.

I'm just saying that these things are just a regular ongoing thing in America, and especially in a Solid Red state like Nebraska.

I am sympathetic to her plight, but I think she's going to have a hard time finding justice, so if that's her goal, it's going to probably backfire. She's more likely to get attacked further, and have more hate directed her way.

It is most unfortunate, but again, it's America. It's who we are and how we roll.

[jimfields33]

4. I would imagine they'll bring in hundreds of firefighters who this happened to

Sounds like a newby prank that happens to everyone. But it might just be her getting hazed. I’m interested to see how this plays out.