Panthers cut ties with company following CEO's racial email

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The Carolina Panthers are cutting ties with a major local promotional partner after the company's founder and CEO was revealed to have sent an email with racially charged comments.

The Carolina Panthers are cutting ties with a major local promotional partner after the company’s founder and CEO was revealed to have sent an email with racially charged comments.

Ken Gill, CEO of CPI Security, replied to a mass email from a nonprofit group called Queen City Unity — asking for action in response to killings of black people by police, like George Floyd — by writing: “Please spend your time in a more productive way. A better use of time, would be to focus on the black on black crime and senseless killing of our young men by other young men. Have a great day, Ken Gill.

“Last Saturday, we said we are committed to doing our part and we mean it,” the team wrote in a statement posted on social media Saturday night. “CPI Security has been a long term partner but, upon reflection, we feel that it is right to end our relationship. We have informed Mr. Gill of our decision tonight.”

“Let me say that CPI, and I personally, stand against racism and discrimination of any kind, and we are actively supporting solutions like the new CMPD de-escalation training facility that will bring positive change to our community. In addition, I fully support the call for racial equality and justice in our community and our country.”

 

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Are you saying the email was a certain race? What the fuck is a 'racial' email?

Reuters! It was not a 'racial' e-mail! It was a racist e-mail. Come on, you write for a living

How dare black on black crime be even broached, let alone discussed! racism

Panthers literally bit the hand that fed them. 🐸

JediLamar brings back the good ole days...

Carolina Panthers cuts ties with CPI Security following its CEO's ' racist and insensitive comments '.

“Please spend your time in a more productive way. A better use of time, would be to focus on the black on black crime and senseless killing of our young men by other young men. Have a great day, Ken Gill.” -- This is racist?

Watch this and respond!!

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What’s a “racial email”?

Done with the nfl.

ALL African & Anti-racist Americans should boycott and cut all business ties with Racist owned Business. DON'T DO BUSINESS WITH RACIST Co.S JUST LIKE APARTHEID SA IN THE .70S, & .80S,

LoL. Americans cutting ties with Racist nfl. MAGA

We are creating a world where we can associate or do business with people who agree with our opinions. This won’t end well.

How is that racist? The numbers are there.

Dammit!! -One way or another, I want my football back!

He makes valid points...

Where’s the “email” news!?

What is racial about the statement? We should ignore black on black crime, or that 94% of black murder victims are murdered by other blacks? Or that blacks commit about 1/2 of all homicides. It seems to me that ignoring these things would be racial.

Nope. It’s called racist. The email, and apparently also this article’s title. Fix it.

Odd how this happens now?

Don’t you DARE point out facts to leftists!

You love to see it

Cancelled.

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