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edbermac

(15,941 posts)
Fri Oct 4, 2019, 11:46 PM Oct 2019

Worker in Trump hat who confronted woman no longer with National Grid

BELMONT, Mass. —
A National Grid worker accused of blasting conservative radio from a utility van in front of a Belmont woman's home because he did not like the bumper stickers on her car is no longer with the company.

Former Select Board candidate Jessie Bennett has stickers on her car that show her support for Elizabeth Warren, Hillary Clinton and the Family Equality Council and its initiative: Advancing Equality for LGBTQ Families.

Nest doorbell video on her home shows a National Grid van drive past her house Tuesday on Trowbridge Street, then stop and wait a few feet in front of her car, Wicked Local reported. The video shows a talk radio station was blaring out the window of the National Grid van and the man inside could be heard yelling, “Loser!”

The Nest video shows Bennett’s wife and their fourth grader leave the home and walk past the van. The Nest video shows the man yelling something out of his van window as they walked by. He continued yelling for several more minutes.

Bennett went outside to see what was going on and saw the National Grid van. The Nest video shows he beeped the horn when he saw her try to approach his van to ask him what was going on.

"Upon learning of the incident, we reviewed the video evidence, apologized to the customer for what she experienced, and as of today, the worker in the video is no longer an employee of National Grid," the company said in a statement.

An iPhone recording taken by Bennett shows her asking the man in the National Grid van, “What’s your name, sir, and why are you doing this?”

Bennett’s video shows the man behind the wheel was wearing a “Trump 2020” baseball hat. In the video, he said, “I don’t have any idea what you’re talking about.”

Bennett’s video shows her ask him if he was drunk and he answers, “I just hate all your (expletive) on your car.”

The video taken by Bennett shows Bennett and a neighbor telling the employee to continue on to his job.

In the video, Bennett says: “What’s your problem? Go someplace else. You’re the one who’s stopping in front of somebody’s house because you dislike their bumper stickers. I don’t go in front of any Trump person’s house and scream and blast 'Rachel Maddow' first thing in the morning.”

https://www.wcvb.com/article/worker-in-trump-hat-who-confronted-woman-no-longer-with-national-grid/29367720

Thoughts and prayers.

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RockRaven

(14,972 posts)
1. And I bet this guy is FULLY CONVINCED that he is the aggrieved party in this situation...
Fri Oct 4, 2019, 11:56 PM
Oct 2019

He'll be the "brave hero" of certain right wing media outlets for about five minutes -- but without actually helping him (not that *I* think he deserves any help with his sudden unemployment, but he's not *my* brave hero) -- and he'll stew about this episode for the rest of his pathetic, hateful life.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
7. No, it's not you. They all look alike.
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 05:05 AM
Oct 2019

They really do. It's kind of interesting.

Have you ever seen one attractive, healthy looking Trump supporter? I haven't.

Maru Kitteh

(28,341 posts)
4. I'll bet he eats whole sleeves of Jimmy Dean at a sitting.
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 03:39 AM
Oct 2019

It's prevented his brain cell from communicating with it's only peer.

Maru Kitteh

(28,341 posts)
5. He now has the FREEDOM to go get a couple-three Trump jobs with Trump benefits.
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 03:46 AM
Oct 2019

Way to go buddy. Everybody's going to want to hire you.




Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
9. National Grid's a big utility. I actually wish they offered
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 07:36 AM
Oct 2019

a choice of serious counseling and a second chance to keep his job, depending. Or being fired.

These people all need professional counseling, group or individual, to reconnect reality to what they claim are their values, but they're not going to get it.

 

RhodeIslandOne

(5,042 posts)
14. He had to know he would be fired
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 08:28 AM
Oct 2019

Fucking moron just added to Trump’s unemployment rate! Fuck you, dickhead!

Aristus

(66,388 posts)
16. Jesus. He fits the phenotype, doesn't he?
Sat Oct 5, 2019, 11:00 AM
Oct 2019

These guys may as well all be clones, the way they look and think...

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