Where is st. @Purple and prophet @Mangele, what did these blacks do to get cops called on them?
[SIZE=6]White venture capitalist is kicked out of Minneapolis office building after he was filmed threatening to call cops on African American businessmen using gym - one day after death of George Floyd[/SIZE]
A white venture capitalist who threatened to call 911 on a group of African American entrepreneurs working out in a Minneapolis gym has had his office lease terminated.
Tom Austin, the managing partner of F2 Group, was filmed challenging the men inside the Mozaic East building, in Uptown, on Tuesday night, telling them ‘I’m a tenant here. Are you?’ before threatening to call the police.
The men, who own social media agency Top Figure, responded to Austin’s hounding by informing him they also have an office in the building and reserve the right to use its amenities.
The altercation, which took place the same night video emerged of George Floyd dying in police custody in the city, led to Austin’s company losing its lease in the building on Wednesday.
‘Should have handled it differently,’ Austin told the Star Tribune in an emailed statement. ‘Not my job to have done anything.’
The men who uploaded the video of Austin say the footage offers yet another stark example of racial profiling in action.
‘I’m Tom Austin,’ the venture capitalist is heard saying in the video of the dispute. ‘I’m a tenant in the building — are you?’
The men in the group, who are all black, respond to Austin confirming that they’re all tenants, but decline Austin’s repeated requests to disclose what office they’re in.
Austin persists, however, asking ‘What office? What office are you in?’ to which the group of men say they do not have to answer his questions. Austin then threatens to call the police.
As Austin reaches for his phone, one of the group is heard saying: ‘As you guys can see, we’re dealing with racism here.’
On the phone, Austin can be heard saying ‘there’s a whole bunch of people who don’t appear to be…’ before his conversation becomes inaudible.
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