Bronx Parks ‘Hangman’s Noose’ Victim Files $15 Million Dollar Notice to Sue

United States of America -- Free-Press-Release.com-- Jan 10, 2012 -- Anthony Crum says working at the New York City Parks Department is no walk in the park.

The claim alleges that on December 20, 2011, around 0830 hours, Crum, a dark skinned male, part Shinnecock and Blackfoot Indian, found a dark skinned Black doll hanging by its neck with a chain replicating a 'Hangman's Noose' in the garage at One Bronx River Parkway (Ranaqua, Bronx Parks Headquarters). Crum, startled and shocked, sought advice from a colleague. After speaking with a high level member of the Bronx management team, they headed to the garage.

According to the claim, around 0845 hours, while in the garage, a high level member of the Bronx management team, snapped numerous pictures with his Department Blackberry and messaged and/or emailed them to his direct supervisor. Shortly thereafter, numerous employees from other locations began showing up and taking pictures of the articles.

Shortly thereafter, around 0900 hours, Mr. Fariz Ahmemulic admitted to Crum and other employees that, he hung the doll as a "joke." In a blatant attempt to cover up Mr. Ahmemulic’s racially offensive conduct, Supervisors Steve Saccomanno and Steve Yanolatos told him to remove the doll and the chain from the garage, according to the claim. Crum alleges that high level management knew about Mr. Ahmemulic’s racially offensive conduct.

Over the course of a few hours, Crum and other employees were interviewed by Park Enforcement Officers, under the direct supervision of high level management the claim alleges.

According to the claim, the New York City Police Department was not notified until several hours later. When the police arrived, around 1230 hours, they removed the doll and chain from the premise. Crum is unaware if the police were made aware that the crime scene had been altered prior to their arrival. At some point, Crum also found out that the symbol "KKK" was scratched in a bathroom on the first floor. Crum alleges that despite high level management’s knowledge of Mr. Ahmemulic’s conduct, he was not immediately suspended.

Crum says that this incident has left him emotionally shaken because of the nature of the Mr. Ahmemulic’s racially offensive conduct, the management’s lack of response to his conduct and the fact that this type of behavior has occurred in the past and it has never been effectively dealt with.

"The management woefully failed to protect Mr. Crum's Civil Rights by failing to take appropriate action to discipline offending employees or stop further discriminatory behavior in the workplace" Eric Sanders says.

“There actions are particularly egregious because the Parks Department and its employees apparently have not learned anything from its past acts of Civil Rights violations, that is unfortunate,” Sanders says.

Eric Sanders, Esq., of The Sanders Firm, P.C., filed Notice of Claim with the New York City’s Comptroller’s Office on January 4, 2012 and a Charge of Discrimination with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on January 5, 2012.

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