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White man caught harassing woman over parking space gets surprising response from employer after disclosure
The employer of a young man whose video went viral, who competes with a woman for a parking space, has shared the the explanation why she decided not to fireplace him.
In many cases, people caught on video aggressively engaging in public confrontations face penalties from their employers.
However, Deena Saunders-Green decided to take a special plan of action after seeing a video that went viral featuring her worker, Nigel Ford.
Video footage from Newport Beach, California, shows Ford in a fight with a driver who was parked in a parallel parking space. Ford is seen yelling at the motive force and slamming his body into the front of her automotive.
The driver posted a brief note clip on her TikTok account on Aug. 5 under the username @mmanuelaaaa with the caption: “Tik Tok help me find this and send this to his employer.” Her video has been viewed by about 93,000 people. But well-known content creator @thatdaneshguy reposted it on his platforms, attracting thousands and thousands of views.
Saunders-Green hires Ford at a Long Beach media company that helps financially disadvantaged artists monetize their work.
When she saw the video, she decided not to fireplace Ford over one moment of shock. Instead, she assessed his overall behavior and character as an worker.
She posted a video on her TikTok channel explaining what led to her decision to maintain Ford employed after being bombarded with demands to discipline him.
“Was it bad behavior? Absolutely. Will I fire him as a result? Absolutely not.” – Saunders-Green he claimed“Because she shows up regularly to do the work that is needed to work with Black and Brown artists,” adding that the corporate works with several allies who need to use their privileged class to advocate for systemic change.
@deenasgreen I attempt to stay in my lane and do my part to (hopefully) do something good on this matter. #crazyworld …but so many individuals send private messages and there are #mean I needed to say something! @Danesh yes I do know #NigelFord . #veterans #usmcvet #USMC #iwasafosteryouth #fostercaregraduates #bad #whiteprivilege #MentalHealthAwareness #twomistakesdon’tmakeimprovement ♬ original sound – deenasgreen
She also stressed that the footage only shows the confrontation, not the moments leading as much as it. She told Business Insider that Ford admitted to getting upset when someone rushed right into a parking space he was waiting for.
“People are saying they want to do this to a young man because they saw the end of the movie,” Saunders-Green said of the vile messages she received about Ford, in addition to the death threats he received. “Yeah, it’s not OK. I’m not going to disrupt our operations or (Ford’s) life.”
Her video has been viewed greater than 4 million times, with many individuals praising her response and skill to increase grace.
“THIS IS AN EMPLOYER. This. WOW. You’re amazing,” said one commenter.
“This is the most realistic, humanistic, and honest answer I’ve seen on this app,” one other person commented.
Saunders-Green described Ford as a “gentleman” and “just the nicest guy.”
“We’re just trying to do business in a very different way, the way I would like our society, our culture and other employers to behave,” Saunders-Green said. he saidadding that the corporate puts people before profits. “We are all human.”
She added that Ford immediately apologized for its behavior and that the corporate was handling the matter internally.
“We all struggle. We all have those awful moments where if someone were to film us, we’d look like fucking lunatics,” Saunders-Green said.
“Stay out of my DMs. I’m not firing him,” she continued.
Ford too Published public apology on Instagram, saying he “reacted badly” to the parking situation. To give more context, he emphasized that he only hit the automotive along with his body after the motive force hit him as he was parking. At that time, a female passenger within the vehicle began filming video, capturing his response.
He also condemned Danesh’s portrayal of the situation, saying he distorted the conflict and “created his own narrative that just went viral”, calling his methods “dangerous”.