Derek Fenton Fired from NJ Transit After Caught on Camera Burning Koran Near Ground Zero 09/11

Derek Fenton, the man who was caught on camera ripping pages out of a Koran and burning them near Ground Zero in lower Manhattan was fired from his job at the New Jersey Transit Authority.

NJ Transit said that Derek Fenton's "public actions" violated its code of ethics and that he "violated his trust as a state employee."

It was not clear that Fenton was terminated because of his actions on Saturday. The NJ Transit statement indicated that he was fired on Monday.

In response to questions from NewsCore Tuesday, NJ Transit released a statement saying: "Derek Fenton was terminated on September 13, 2010 from his employment at NJ TRANSIT. An at-will employee, Mr. Fenton’s public actions violated New Jersey Transit’s code of ethics." Source

Burning the Koran, or any religious books, isn't behavior that should be condoned by anyone in the United States. We are a nation of tolerance and to desecrate the religion of others is patently Un-American. I don't blame them for terminating him. I have said repeatedly that not every Muslim is a terrorist and not every white Christians are racists.