Hurmoth Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 A federal jury awarded a white man $150,000 in a reverse racial discrimination lawsuit Wednesday.Mark Pasternak, who is white, said he was dismissed from his state job helping troubled youths because he could not tolerate being called names like "cracker," "polack" and "stupid white boy." A seven-member all-white jury found that Tommy Baines, who is black, discriminated against Pasternak and created a hostile work environment. "I'm elated and overwhelmed," Pasternak told The Buffalo News Wednesday. "I feel like I've been to hell and back ... After all these years, the best feeling is, the jury heard his story and mine, and they believed me." Pasternak's attorney, David Seeger, said his client took abuse from Baines for three years while the two men worked with an agency formerly known as the state Division for Youth. The facility is no longer in operation. Baines subjected Pasternak to race-based slurs, job sabotage and crude insults in front of co-workers, according to court papers and testimony. Baines and his attorney, William Hites, did not return calls seeking comment. According to court records, the state investigated the racial allegations in 1998. Baines was fined $2,000 for his conduct, but he was allowed to continue working as a supervisor. Pasternak claimed he experienced to insomnia, anxiety and depression and had to take several medical leaves of absence because of the verbal abuse. He was dismissed by the state in 1999. The state later offered Pasternak his job, but he said he turned it down because the state refused to guarantee he wouldn't be working under Baines again. Brian Marchetti, a spokesman for the state office, had no immediate comment Wednesday. "When I was growing up, I was always taught to stay away from racial slurs ... and epitaphs," Pasternak said. "This kind of conduct, from a supervisor who worked with kids, really bothered me." News Source: FOXNews NOTE: The story was written by the AP, so don't come in here and start FOXNews bashing. This can be found on any other news site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Yeah ! Go white boyz ! :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrchetsteadman Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Yeah ! Go white boyz ! :woot: LMAO!! Some people are just so ****in stupid and ignorant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyyPunk Veteran Posted August 23, 2007 Veteran Share Posted August 23, 2007 Finally, whites get some respect and the law is on our side for all this abuse! :laugh: Yea I agree its wrong that Baines would do that infront of kids...but for some reason I highly doubt he was being abusive towards this guy o.0 Though I am surprised since he was fined once that he continued it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubaine Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 1) There is no such thing as "Reverse" racial discrimination. It's just racial discrimination 2) The jury that voted in his favor was all-white - interesting, huh? 3) What the guy did wasn't right, but I will never understand people getting large sums of money because someone called them names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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