The Pennsylvania man, John Pisone (he’s now deleted his Facebook page) took time out of his busy day to stop and harass a group people protesting against fracking in Pennsylvania.
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#1 Pisone starts the video by laying into the protesters, questioning if they’ve ever had a job. Seconds later, he turns to cameraman Tom Jefferson (who is black) and let’s loose the racist obscenities:
Pisone: This chimp right here (pointing at the camera).
Unidentified protester: What did you say?
Pisone: Yeah, chimp. This fucking n*gger right here with a mop on his head.
Protestors: You better get out of here!
Pisone: I don't give a fuck. He's milking my fucking tax dollars.
Protestors: You better leave! You better get out now!
Pisone: I don't give a fuck what you have to say.
He repeatedly made monkey noises at the cameraman and continued his racist rant. Jefferson uploaded to the video to YouTube and it didn't take long for the internet to contact his employer, MMC Land Management, who promptly fired John Pisone, releasing the following statement:
#2
Today, we were disgusted to learn that one of MMC's former employees used racial slurs and made racially charged comments during a peaceful protest in Mars, Pennsylvania, outside of work hours at a location with which we have no affiliation. We are sorry that this incident occurred. Whether at work or not, we do not condone hate speech EVER. Inclusion and diversity are among MMC's core values. We believe in equality for everyone, regardless of race, age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. MMC has terminated this employee and will never do business with him again in the future.