L.A. to pay firefighter nearly $1.5 million

L.A. to pay firefighter nearly $1.5 million

The city of L.A. has paid nearly $2.8 million in fees for the case involving a black firefighter, Tennie Pierce, who was fed dog food with his spaghetti in a prank involving his co-workers. Pierce sued the fire department claiming racism was involved in the prank. From what I remember about this case Pierce was known for pulling pranks on the other firefighters and he finally got the joke played on him. He was nicknamed the ‘Big Dog’ hence the dog food in his meal.

The city lost nearly $2.8 million dollars to settle this case before embarrassing information was revealed to the court that could have possibly increased the settlement amount. Many other similar stories are being unveiled in light of the Pierce case. This case is very similar to the Jenna six fiasco that is occurring right now. If something happens to a person of color they claim racism immediately and the media portrays the story to the public making it seem more racially motivated then it really is.

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