Because he torched a Qur’an while off-duty according to the NY Daily News.
Derek Fenton, 39, tore pages out of a Qur’an and lit the Muslim Holy book on fire in front of the planned NY mosque near ground zero on the anniversary of Sept. 11.
Fenton told reporters that he was protesting the planned construction of the controversial mosque.
On Monday Fenton learned he was terminated from his job after 11 years at NJ Transit.
“NJ Transit said Fenton was fired but wouldn’t give specifics. “Mr. Fenton’s public actions violated New Jersey Transit’s code of ethics,” an agency statement said.
“NJ Transit concluded that Mr. Fenton violated his trust as a state employee and therefore [he] was dismissed.” [read more]
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Ah Haha..
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When you work for the gov’t/state/city they expect you to conduct yourself a certain way, even while off duty.
Good for his messy ass.
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BAM girl Uncle Sam DONT PLAY TRUST ME I KNOW!!!
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Well you know that examples have to be made out of somebody, and I’m sure he isn’t the only one that will be arrested or lose a job behind this.
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I guess NJ Transit like any other employer has to disassociate themselves from the madness of it all.
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Tracy no one sent you an email about the attorney from Australia who smoked pages from the Koran and the Bible, his employer placed him on leave following that act of foolishness.
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Hi Ashanti,
I get emails left and right but to answer your query sweetie, NO., receieved no emails about that.
Carry on. 🙂
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whatz up sexy?
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Hi Ms. Blog Queen 🙂
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So whatz up wit the birthday gurl? where we goin this week?? Do tell (offline) I’ll be waiting. *SMILE*
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And Good morning to you Tracy. 🙂
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Hey Tra, R U still checking us? LOL. How R U??????
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*SIPS 3rd CUP OF COFFEE*
*AND READS HOW EVERYONE STARTS KISSING THE QUEENS ASS AFTER JUST ONE COMMENT*
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what in the bob marley hell??/
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Thank you Tra.
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*SMOOCHES BABY* and it’s real 🙂
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Hey Queen DIV. Gotta be apart of the hollas. lol.
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I SMOKED THE BIBLE AND QURA’N!!!!!!!!!!!
DAMN!!!
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LMAO!
He was arrested, if I was his employer I’d fire him too….
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Why was he arrested? Why did he lose his job? What happened to his First Amendment Rigts? If I were him, I would find a civil rights attorney and sue the pants off of NJ Transit.
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Don’t start no shit Krissy.
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Freedom of speech and stupidity are two different things Krissy. SMH.
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What is the point of being off the clock, if you are still not able to do what you want on your free time. Was he getting paid on his days off?
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Doesn’t matter! They fired his torch burning ass.
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#Gotstabemocareful 🙂
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So a man of the “cloth” w/a congregation of 30, put word out about burning the Qu’ran and some idiot followed and lost his job. Unbelieveable!!!
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Exactly!!!! His ignorant behind shoulda got fired.
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I guess NJ Transit like any other employer has to disassociate themselves from the madness of it all. —> As they should. *CLAPS MY HANDS*
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logging off…. and looking around carefully….
hey Ms. Bell.
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Freedom of speech and stupidity are two different things.
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I couldn’t agree more.
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Good that’s what his arrogant self-righteous self gets. This world is full of copy cats (mostly for bad things though)
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Shout to New Jersey Transit. It was my main mode of transportation when I was attending law school.
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Sidebar: He will get his job back. Next.
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Yes he will but it will be with the help of an attorney of course. And depending upon what other actions he would want to take in his defense.
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agree with both of you.
unless his job can prove his actions were malicious or immoral dude about to get his job back and get paid… New Jersey state ethics violation good luck proving that !!! separation of church and state.
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well he’d better get a good damn attorney for that matter.
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“Some Folks” kill me. I bet if it was my black ass down there burning the American flag “Some Folks” wouldn’t be saying that it was unfair for me to lose my job and go to jail.
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But it’s NOT your black ass down there, so chill.
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And if it was anyone (black, white, brown, khaki, etc.) burning the flag they would be in trouble.
This has NOTHING to do with freedom of speech and if he works with Muslims I don’t think he should get his job back. That’s like if you work with a white person and they burn a black doll *I-CO-SIGN*
Because they don’t like black people. Would you want to work with them? Wouldn’t you fear what they would do next just because they don’t approve of the color of your skin? Especially if he works in the government sector. They could say it was a form of terrorism by going to the site of the proposed community center and setting it a fire. He WIL NOT and SHOULD NOT get his job back.
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Good! That bastard needs to get fired. His immature act is putting American soldier and our national security at risk! I hope Al Queda goes after him and not at innocent Americans who do not support bigotry and intolerance!
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Oh well, someone will hire him. Some supremacist or tea-bagger.
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Like most, I’m glad his stupid ass got arrested. They stopped one fool from burning the Q’uran only to have a copy-cat follow. unreal.
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