Amazon is shutting down a construction site in Windsor, Connecticut, after a seventh noose was found there, the Connecticut NAACP and the company said Thursday. The latest incident, which occurred Wednesday, comes after the first noose was discovered on April 27, hanging from a steel beam on the second floor of the building, Windsor Police Capt. Andrew Power said in a statement.Police said five more ropes “that could be interpreted as nooses” were found on several different floors on April 29. “Some of them were just rope that was tied at the end and some were twisted in a manner to look like a noose,” said Power.Because the ropes were hung in an area without surveillance cameras and because the facilities have hundreds of employees from various companies, the police have limited information on leads, Power said. Amazon is closing the site while security measures are put in place, company spokesperson Brian Griggs said at an NAACP news conference Thursday.More:Majority of anti-AAPI hate incidents are not a hate crime. How are we dealing with them?A rise in anti-Asian attacks:Here's how to be an ally to the community."We continue to be deeply disturbed by the incidents at this construction site," he said, adding that they are working with authorities "to find and hold accountable the perpetrators of these incidents."“Hate, racism or discrimination have no place in our society and are certainly not tolerated in any Amazon workplace — whether it be under construction like this one, or fully operational,” he said.Amazon is now offering a $100,000 reward for information, said Griggs.Connecticut NAACP State President Scot X Esdaile said at the news conference that the organization will not stop applying pressure until whoever planted the rope is brought to justice. “They’re not gonna push us back; we’re gonna push them back,” he said.The FBI's Civil Rights Division and the Connecticut State Police are helping with the investigation, Windsor police said."The implications of a hanging noose anywhere are unacceptable and will always generate the appropriate investigative response," FBI special agent David Sundberg said in a statement. The racist incidents come amidst a backdrop of lawsuits against Amazon for race and gender discrimination. Five have been filed so far. Contributing: Associated Press Source link
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