Copa Burse, a black resident of Des Moines, Ia., said she is the victim of racial harassment. According to the Des Moines Register, Burse, who works the graveyard shift at John Deere as a forklift operator, said when she returned home Monday morning, she found a racial slur spray-painted on her garage door, as well as a doll with the face, hands and feet painted black dangled in effigy from a cord on the garage door knob. There was also a message telling her to quit her job at John Deere "or else."
Burse said she’s been dealing with racial harassment from co-workers for months. She believes this graffiti was a retaliation for a complaint she filed after she found a racial slur written on her locker at John Deere in May. Des Moines police are investigating the incident as a hate crime. Tuesday, Burse had a message of her own: “I am not going to be intimidated out of my job. I just want this to stop.”
The graffiti was discovered five days after John Deere officials sent a memo to employees that said Burse would be suing the company for harassment, said Tom Newkirk, Burse’s attorney. Newkirk said no lawsuit has been filed; however, “the company’s response has been less than spectacular.” Source
Of course, the police have no suspects, since the punk or punks chose to do their dirty deed at night. The company said it doesn't tolerate racial harassment, so let's see how her lawsuit unfolds.
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