http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2370655/Sheriffs-deputy-reprimanded-bringing-iced-tea-Skittles-work-inappropriate-insensitive-gesture.htmlFlorida sheriff's deputy reprimanded after bringing iced tea and Skittles to work in 'inappropriate' and 'insensitive' gestureA sheriff's deputy was suspended on Thursday after bringing a can of Arizona Ice Tea and a bag of Skittles to work at a Florida county jail.
Corporal Chris Wood brought the candy and soda in last Saturday to try and make a misplaced point about separating professional and personal opinions in the workplace.
But his superiors saw the gesture as 'offensive' and 'insensitive', and Wood was suspended - his first disciplinary action in 10 years of service for the sheriff's office.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said that: 'His delivery of that message was completely insensitive to not only the people in the room, and the things that were going on in our community, and our society, at that point, and that's what stimulated us looking at it.'
According to WFTV, Wood has been given a written reprimand and also he will be made to attend sensitivity and interpersonal training.
The corporal has already apologized for 'unclear and potentially divisive message' and also to his colleagues.
Ivey said that his deputy was attempting to make a statement about dividing professional and personal sentiment during the long and emotional trial.
'Deputy Wood obviously underestimated the depth and varying personal opinions of his coworkers and now realizes that his message and delivery was poorly constructed and inappropriate,' Ivey continued.
The sheriff said that up until now Wood had enjoyed a 'stellar' career. 'He's going to attend a sensitivity training and we move on,' Ivey concluded.
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Tu's take:
Very insensitive of course, and somewhat douchey, but goddam, if skittles and tea are getting people in trouble, then we have bigger problems in regards to race than I thought.
Ridiculous as fuck.