Nordstrom Employee Fired For Facebook Comments About Killing White Police Officers


Aaron Hodges, a former Nordstrom employee, was recently fired for comments he posted via Facebook. Apparently, he feels some kind of way about white police officers in wake of the racially charged controversy surrounding the recent deaths of unarmed African American men, reports USA Today. So he took to social media with his sentiments of white police officers. Hodges reportedly offered a “solution” for each time a black male is killed by a white police officer.

Here’s what he had to say.

“Instead of slamming the police, I prefer a Kenny Fort approach… Every time an unarmed black man is killed, you kill a decorated white officer, on his door step in front of his family.”

Needless to say, he definitely offended many users and garnered national attention for his threatening words. The racially charged comments sparked quite a debate. But of course, the post has been removed from his Facebook page. However, many users have fired back via Twitter with responses to the controversial Facebook post. Surprisingly, many users actually felt Hodges’ words were taken out of context, while others felt he was totally out line.

Nordstrom spokeswoman Tara Darrow released a brief statement on behalf of the massive retailer in regards to Hodges’ actions.

“This person no longer works for Nordstrom. We want to be very clear that what our former employee chose to post from his personal account does not in any way reflect our views as a company. We do not tolerate violence, violent conversation or threats of any kind. Ensuring the safety and security of our customers and employees is something we take extremely seriously and we apologize to anyone who was affected by this terrible situation.”

Nordstrom tweeted a message announcing that Hodges had been fired. The company also made it clear that Hodges’ actions are not accepted.

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