TN-Woman gets fired for calling cops on black man for wearing socks in pool

[Anti Federalist]

Never Call Cops.

Ever.

For anything...it almost universally turns out bad for somebody.



Woman Fired For Calling Police On Black Man Wearing Socks In Pool

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/09/black-man-wearing-socks-pool/

July 9, 2018 at 2:38 PM

(CBS)–A white Memphis woman was fired from her job at an apartment development after she was recorded calling the police on a black man who was wearing socks while swimming in a pool. Trilogy Residential Management said Erica Walker, a manager at one of their properties, was “terminated immediately after we completed our investigation.”

The company said Walker would “never be employed by Trilogy Residential Management, LLC or any of its properties in the future.”

A woman named Camry Porter recorded the confrontation while she was at the pool area at the Riverset Apartments with her boyfriend and two godchildren on the Fourth of July.

Porter claims Walker said her boyfriend needed remove his socks or leave. Porter later posted video of the incident on Facebook, where it has been viewed more than 1 million times.

“And she was like, ‘Well, I’m the property manager,’ and she pointed at the rules. The rules say, ‘Proper pool attire.’ It doesn’t specify what proper pool attire is,” Porter told CBS affiliate WREG-TV.

Porter said Walker told them hats were also prohibited from the pool, but didn’t approach several white men who were wearing hats in the pool. In the video, Walker said hats are allowed if they’re not dunked in the water.

“You know everything happening in the nation now, and like, now I’m a part of it. It hits home,” Porter told WREG-TV, adding that she believes they were singled out because of their race.

“It does look funny,” she explained. “It’s 25, 30-plus white people out here and you haven’t said anything. You’re partying with them! But when we come, it’s an issue.”

When police arrived at the scene, Porter and her boyfriend decided to leave.

“You called the police on me. That could have went a whole other way. We’ve seen that,” Porter told WREG-TV.

 

[Suzanimal]

Calling the cops over socks in the pool. SMDH.

she believes they were singled out because of their race.

Nah, they were singled out because he was wearing socks in the pool. Who does that and why?

 

[Anti Globalist]

So fucking stupid.

 

[dannno]

 

[dannno]

So fucking stupid.

Ya, he should have just taken the socks off. That's kinda nasty.

It would have been the easiest solution.

But instead he wanted to make a scene and have the cops come and be on the news.

 

[Suzanimal]

Ya, he should have just taken the socks off. That's kinda nasty.

It would have been the easiest solution.

But instead he wanted to make a scene and have the cops come and be on the news.

How is it nasty? Weird, for sure, but not necessarily nasty. The main problem I would have with someone wearing socks (or a hat) in the pool is it coming off and getting sucked into the pump.

 

[dannno]

How is it nasty? Weird, for sure, but not necessarily nasty. The main problem I would have with someone wearing socks (or a hat) in the pool is it coming off and getting sucked into the pump.

Well it depends, if you just put the socks on I guess that's ok, but if you just got back from the gym or something that is kinda nasty.

I mean, ya, there is chlorine and shit, but you aren't supposed to wear your underwear in there for the same reason. It's just kinda gross.

End of the world? No. But neither is taking off the socks.

If calling the police on black people is so dangerous, then take off the socks.

And she was right, the hat wasn't in the pool.

Not that I would have called the cops, but I just think it is dumb that every time a white person has a complaint against a black person nowadays their first thought is how they can post it to facebook and get on the news.

 

[Anti Globalist]

This is honestly the first time I've ever heard the idea of someone wearing their socks in the pool. I've seen people wear shirts in the pool but never socks.

 

[Schifference]

Well it depends, if you just put the socks on I guess that's ok, but if you just got back from the gym or something that is kinda nasty.

I mean, ya, there is chlorine and $#@!, but you aren't supposed to wear your underwear in there for the same reason. It's just kinda gross.

End of the world? No. But neither is taking off the socks.

If calling the police on black people is so dangerous, then take off the socks.

And she was right, the hat wasn't in the pool.

Not that I would have called the cops, but I just think it is dumb that every time a white person has a complaint against a black person nowadays their first thought is how they can post it to facebook and get on the news.

Why is underwear a problem in the pool? People where swim suits all day or maybe for several days without washing them. What is so different about underwear?

 

[dannno]

Why is underwear a problem in the pool? People where swim suits all day or maybe for several days without washing them. What is so different about underwear?

Underwear, socks and other clothing is far more absorbent, and most people don't sleep in their swim suits.

I mean, what goes in pools is pretty gross regardless, hence the chlorine.. but the reason swim trunks are made the way they are in part is so they don't absorb a lot of water from the pool, a lot of sweat and other things from your skin, etc. Some of that is so they dry fast, but it's also a hygiene issue.

 

[Suzanimal]

Well it depends, if you just put the socks on I guess that's ok, but if you just got back from the gym or something that is kinda nasty.

I mean, ya, there is chlorine and shit, but you aren't supposed to wear your underwear in there for the same reason. It's just kinda gross.

Actually, that's not really the reason. A properly maintained pool should take care of all that. Cotton isn't good for your filter because it breaks down in chlorinated water. That's the main issue pools with heavy use have with people not wearing swim attire. Also, the detergent doesn't completely rinse out and messes up the pool chemistry. My kids go in the pool in their underwear all the time and we don't have a problem BUT we don't have a heavy use pool. Hell, they jump in in sweaty underwear after yard work all the time. Like I noted, the biggest problem I would have with it is that socks might come off the feet and fuck up the pump.

Yeah, he should've taken off his weird socks but she shouldn't have called the cops, either.

 

[Schifference]

Underwear, socks and other clothing is far more absorbent, and most people don't sleep in their swim suits.

I mean, what goes in pools is pretty gross regardless, hence the chlorine.. but the reason swim trunks are made the way they are in part is so they don't absorb a lot of water from the pool, a lot of sweat and other things from your skin, etc. Some of that is so they dry fast, but it's also a hygiene issue.

Moisture wicking underwear stays dry and is not at all absorbent.

 

[Suzanimal]

This is honestly the first time I've ever heard the idea of someone wearing their socks in the pool. I've seen people wear shirts in the pool but never socks.

They make water socks. I wear them when I go kayaking so I don't cut my feet in the lake and my neighbor's kids wear them at my pool because they're little and the pavement's hot. They're prone to getting out and free ranging around onto hot pavement barefoot. Maybe that's why he was wearing the socks? I dunno. I've never seen an adult wear them in a pool.

 

[dannno]

Moisture wicking underwear stays dry and is not at all absorbent.

Ya, that's still kinda nasty tho, and completely missing the point.

Suz posted the main reason why pools don't allow cotton clothing - it breaks down, clogs up the filter and the absorbent materials still contain detergent residue that messes up the pool chemistry. So there is plenty of legitimate reasons to not allow cotton clothing in public pools.

But I've also swam at pools that said you are supposed to take a shower BEFORE and AFTER using the pool, and use proper swim attire. I don't think most public pools want people throwing their dirty laundry in the pool to soak. There is enough germs and stuff to deal with that is on your skin.

 

[pcosmar]

Water Socks.

Who hasn't heard of them?

 

[idiom]

Y'all gotta stop trying to control with the use of hair trigger deadly force what people are wearing. Holy hell.

 

[tod evans]

What were those socks covering up?

 

[oyarde]

I would never call the cops . Not sure I understand why she was fired though. If I had a pool , I would not want socks in it .

 

[asurfaholic]

I would never call the cops . Not sure I understand why she was fired though. If I had a pool , I would not want socks in it .

She’s fired because she’s a low rate pawn and was sacrificed to help the apartment save face in this liberal shitstorm.

 

[Danke]

Shower and wear swim wear before entering pool. Jesus.