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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts) Mon Jun 15, 2020, 10:10 AM Jun 2020

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Raymond James fires Robert Larkin after he & LaFace CEO Lisa Alexander confronted man at own home

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Ali Velshi ✔@AliVelshi

CORRECTION: Wealth management firm Raymond James has fired Robert Larkin after he & his wife, LaFace cosmetics CEO Lisa Alexander confronted, then called police, on a Filipino-American man, James Juanillo, for writing #BLACKLIVESMATTER in chalk on his OWN property in San Fran

10:07 AM - Jun 15, 2020

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Raymond James fires Robert Larkin after he & LaFace CEO Lisa Alexander confronted man at own home (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Jun 2020 OP

K and R dewsgirl Jun 2020 #1

With so many employment contracts having disrepute clauses in them, why are people such idiots. sunonmars Jun 2020 #2

Generally speaking, racists are idiots. jrthin Jun 2020 #3

People generally don't read their terms of employment. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2020 #4

Lack of consequences, expectations of unearned privilege. Mopar151 Jun 2020 #5

They always estimate their value is greater than bad PR. n/m RhodeIslandOne Jun 2020 #6

"Someone got slapped in LaFace" Hav Jun 2020 #7

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)

1. K and R

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2020, 10:12 AM

Jun 2020

sunonmars

(8,656 posts)

2. With so many employment contracts having disrepute clauses in them, why are people such idiots.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2020, 10:13 AM

Jun 2020

jrthin

(4,835 posts)

3. Generally speaking, racists are idiots.

Reply to sunonmars (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 15, 2020, 10:18 AM

Jun 2020

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,312 posts)

4. People generally don't read their terms of employment.

Reply to sunonmars (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 15, 2020, 10:24 AM

Jun 2020

Mopar151

(9,977 posts)

5. Lack of consequences, expectations of unearned privilege.

Reply to sunonmars (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 15, 2020, 10:36 AM

Jun 2020

Never been in a situation where being a screaming jackass got them punched out. In need of their Richard Spencer moment.

RhodeIslandOne

(5,042 posts)

6. They always estimate their value is greater than bad PR. n/m

Reply to sunonmars (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 15, 2020, 11:38 AM

Jun 2020

Hav

(5,969 posts)

7. "Someone got slapped in LaFace"

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2020, 11:50 AM

Jun 2020

might be my favorite twitter reply for this issue.

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