The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the dismissal of two Delaware firefighters charged with a hate crime for allegedly chasing another employee with a noose.
Two men who worked with the Millville Volunteer Fire Company were fired and charged with a hate crime after allegedly chasing another employee with a rope made into a noose. One of the employees also reportedly called the victim racial slurs. One of the suspects was also suspended from his position as a volunteer firefighter in Maryland.
Maryland volunteer firefighter charged with hate crime Delaware
“We welcome the hate crime charges brought against the suspects for their alleged racist harassment of a colleague,” said CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. “No one should be subject to racially-motivated bias at their workplace, and no one who would do such a thing should be entrusted with saving lives.”
Washington, D.C., based CAIR and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging antisemitism, systemic anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, white supremacy, and all other forms of bigotry.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com