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Detroit Firefighter Fired for Bringing ‘Racially Insensitive’ Watermelon to Work

 Can you tell me where they keep the racially sensitive watermelons?

A Detroit firefighter was fired before he officially began his first day on the job for bringing a watermelon to work.

Robert Pattison, 41, introduced himself to his fellow firefighters at Engine 55 at the corner of Joy and Southfield in Detroit by bringing a welcome gift, WJBK reported.

Second Battalion Chief Shawn McCarty calls this welcome gift “a tradition” for Engine 55’s firefighters.

“It’s not mandatory, it’s voluntary,” he said. “You come in bearing gifts. The usual gift is doughnuts, but you are allowed to bring whatever you want to bring in.”Detroit-firefighter-fired-bringing-racially-insensitive-watermelon-work/

Being a probationary firefighter, this guy is toast. The Department doesn’t need much of a reason to fire a Probationary Officer.