Current Events > Black guy in Indiana kicked out of his own apartment's pool for doing nothing.

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The pool at the Indianapolis apartment complex had the reputation of being a place where nonresidents could swim on a hot day, resident Shayne Holland said. In an attempt to beef up its security, managers at the River Crossing at Keystone apartment complex began to require swimmers to prove residency. But not everyone got the memo.

Thats why Holland was perturbed Friday when a woman dressed in black asked him with a slight attitude and a little bit of sass if he lived there, he told The Washington Post on Thursday. Holland has lived in the complex for 17 months, according to a local news report.

In a widely seen video, Holland, who was sitting by the pool, declines to tell the woman his address, instead showing her his key. Then a woman identified as Candice Clingerman, the manager of the apartment complex, approaches the pair.

Holland, who addresses Clingerman by her first name, asks her, Why do I need to give this lady I dont know my address?

I showed her my key, Candice. What else did I have to do? he continues, later adding that I just feel like Im not welcomed.

Holland later learned that the woman was security hired by the complex to enforce the no-nonresidents-swimming rule, according to a local ABC affiliate. When Holland said he no longer wants to continue the conversation, Clingerman asks him to go.

There is a sign that says that I can ask for anybody to leave, Clingerman said in the video.

I could see the frustration [the guard] had, Holland told The Post. I do feel like I was racially profiled. [Candice] doesnt know how to relate to black people.

Clingerman did not respond to requests for comment.

In a statement, Barrett & Stokely, the parent company of the complex, said it had apologized to Holland.

We do not allow discrimination of any kind and will ensure that all of our current and future staff continue to receive fair housing and implicit bias training, Alex Stokely, president of the company, said in a statement.

We are disappointed that we werent able to handle this situation in a way in which everyone felt respected and understood.

It is unclear when the policy was put in place and how the company attempted to inform residents of the new security measures.

I wonder if CE can "Fair, Next" this.
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Silence.
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Where are the usual suspects
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Geiki Ganger posted...

I wonder if CE can "Fair, Next" this.

I mean "fair next" isn't exactly the right thing to say because of the situation; obviously the dude lived there and was wronged, so it'd be a not fair next

But it will be "fair next"ed because this type of situation seems to happen almost daily at this point and it's becoming hardly newsworthy. Hence the 40 minute bump because nobody had replied
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Saw this in my news feed earlier today. Its messed up. I would be so pissed
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Tropicalwood posted...

Lol bye
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Quite fair. The security guard clearly did not know the resident and simply showing a key means nothing. Keys can be passed around quite easy. I encountered the same exact issue when I worked security. Once you get to know the residents and recognize them it becomes quite easy to see who belongs and who doesn't.
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Jswift254 posted...

Tropicalwood posted...

Lol bye

I knew you'd be pissed at dank memes as always
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Tropicalwood posted...

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Monolith1676 posted...

Quite fair. The security guard clearly did not know the resident and simply showing a key means nothing. Keys can be passed around quite easy. I encountered the same exact issue when I worked security. Once you get to know the residents and recognize them it becomes quite easy to see who belongs and who doesn't.

The problem is the security guard was off work and didn't ID themselves.

Not sure if that is in the original link but it was in the article I saw earlier.

I've known people who have had this manager before and they said she is just a bitch. >_>
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He didn't cooperate with security, so he got kicked out?

100% fair next. And it has NOTHING to do with his race.
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